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Chautona Havig

Chautona Havig

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Devotionals Are the Pits

I've shared pictures of my personal devotional journal for some time now, but I'm sure over the past few months, some have noticed a decided absence in posts.  There's a reason. They became incredibly personal. Part of it is pride, I'm sure, but a lot of it is just that not everything should be Continue Reading

Little Blessings

Sitting in the waiting room at Urgent Care.  Andra, #7 daughter, jumped to get a ball in the volleyball tournament and the opposing team had feet under the net...tripped.  Bam. Down she went.  Coach suspects a broken ankle.  We'll see. Meanwhile, I was going to upload this last night and didn't Continue Reading

When Scripture Fits Your Life

Funny how you can start reading Scripture and see those same themes in things you've been writing.  The whole proving and feeling stupid thing fits so well with Tony in Highlands.  Wow. Continue Reading

Exploring Praise & Appreciation

Strange how ineloquent I am when I don't know what I think or how to think.  I debated sharing this one.  I don't share them all.  Some are too personal.  This... this was on the line.  But, hey.  I never claimed to be a poet.  And I have no idea if calling it a psalm is inappropriate.  Denotation Continue Reading

Hey, Jude! (Or Lessons in the “Lesser Epistle”)

Confession.  I tend to spend a lot of my Bible study time in the Gospels, Paul's epistles, and James.  Old Testament favorites are Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, and then snippets from a few others.  I used to say I didn't have favorite book or verse of the Bible, but clearly I do.  I mean, I'm naturally Continue Reading

Encouragement in Unlikely Places

Crazy how the Lord uses the most unlikely places. Continue Reading

Lessons from the Hotel Room

Did a refresher on Philemon while I was holed up in a hotel in town (protecting my asthmatic lungs from the smoke in the air).  I love how you can see things in new light after reading it for the hundredth time or more! Continue Reading

Best Laid Plans (of Me and the Muse?)

*strains of, "when will she ever learn... when will she eeeeeeever learn" waft through the room as she pens this entry* Continue Reading

Hush!

It's always going to be about me controlling my tongue.  Learning to be quiet.  I blame my surgeon. When I was 18 months old, I had surgery to correct my cleft palate.  That surgery left me with an INCREDIBLY nasal voice--almost incomprehensible.  My sister even beat up a girl who dared to mock Continue Reading

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So... with little time left, I decide to do corne So... with little time left, I  decide to do corners. Six down,  3 to go...
#Bookbinding
#amcrafting 
#journals
The annual(ish) journal making assembly line has c The annual(ish) journal making assembly line has commenced. To be fair the text blcks were already done. And marking 18 boards wiped me out ( been sick) but... Now, can I get them all done by Sunday? Nine??? Eeep!
#bookbinding
#amcrafting 
#journals
For example, while writing Meddlin' Madeline, I al For example, while writing Meddlin' Madeline, I always play @AdamGSwanson on YouTube so I can stay in touch with her favorite music: Ragtime (I still have CDs of his to use for giveaways with Looks Can Kill. Must get that written. Stay tuned for more about THAT.
While writing Be My Inspiration, I listened to every love song I could stomach (they get old fast. I don't know how Linus does it). I even listened to Taylor Swift's old break up songs (again, not my cuppa). But... at least I got to listen to Roger Miller's "That's Why I Love You Like I Do"  Now THAT is a love song.  hee hee.
If I'm in hyper Get-er-done mode, THEN... I put on a Hogwarts Pomodoro study session and type like the wind. Or get on Discord and join a few writing sprints.  It all depends.
If you have a question you want me to answer, leave it in the comments OR... zip me an email at chautona@chautona.com.  I'll try to work them in (and will probably combine those that are really similar.
#AuthorLife
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#AmWriting
Ever notice how you best know yourself--and know y Ever notice how you best know yourself--and know yourself the least?  We humans are weird that way. Sometimes I think the Lord allows us to be blind to parts of ourselves for a time so as not to drive us too crazy too quickly. Or something.
Characters most like me are hard because they're so very convicting to write AND... because I don't usually know it's me until that conviction its.  I tend to have an idealized picture of who I am until reality strips away those rosy glasses and leaves me with crystal-clear vision.  Blech.
Second to me... I'd say nasty people. They give me such an ick feeling. Sure, it's cathartic... but it's so hard because I want to redeem everyone, and that's just unrealistic and frankly, arrogant.  So... there you have it.
If you have a question you want me to answer, leave it in the comments OR... zip me an email at chautona@chautona.com.  I'll try to work them in (and will probably combine those that are really similar.
#AuthorLife
#WriterLife
#AuthorsOfInstagram
#CharacterDevelopment
#AmWriting
Okay, it's actually a short story, but... IYKYK. Okay,  it's actually a short story, but... IYKYK.
#AmWriting
Going nuts over here waiting for yet ANOTHER Lord Going nuts over here waiting for yet ANOTHER Lord Edgington by @benedictbrownauthor novel. Sigh. I dont think this is what Solomon was talking about when he said, "A virtuous woman, who can find?"
Clearly,  he wasn't talking about me, considering the whole patience being a virtue thing.
Sigh
#AmWaiting
#AmNotReading
#ChrissysFanClub
Life as a podcaster... #AmRecording #BecauseFictio Life as a podcaster...
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