Article May 1, 2006 Issue

Steppingstones out of stress

BY KATE DEARBORN

ALL THROUGH high school and college, writing was very difficult for me. I always dreaded it! Stress wasn't a word I'd have used at the time, but that's exactly what I felt.

Then, right out of college, I interviewed for a job that required quite a bit of writing. I remember adopting a sense of willfulness about it: I'll just force myself to finally learn to write well.

But, at the same time, I felt a humble willingness to listen for God's will, not mine.

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