Dear friend, have you ever wondered how writers embody the craft? How do they share themselves publicly while holding space for us privately, able to keep that which is intimate—sacred?
This and much more are revealed in part one of a two-part Seed For The Soul series, where I have the privilege of sitting down with best-selling author Kimberly Phinney. In this episode, she shares how faithful creatives create and unfold the wonder and gift that arise from the ashes.
Kimberly walks us through her latest body of work, Of Wings & Dirt, inviting us into her journey of suffering. She reminds us why it is important not to sanitize our testimony because God is doing a more excellent work. Amid the human experience, Love does what is necessary to redeem and restore, which is powerful and transformative.
Author bio: Kimberly Phinney is a writer, professor, and counselor. She’s been published with Christianity Today, Ekstasis, The Dewdrop, Ruminate, and many more. She is the founder of www.TheWayBack2Ourselves.com, a thriving community for faithful creatives and leaders. Her poetry won the Audience Choice Award in the Bright Wings Poetry Contest with Ekstasis in 2024 and runner-up in Fathom Magazine’s Poetry Contest in 2023. A doctoral candidate in community care and counseling, Kimberly holds an M.Ed. in English and studied at Goddard’s Creative Writing MFA program. She was featured on Good Morning America and ABC News for a national award and teaching through critical illness. Her poetry collection, Of Wings and Dirt, was a best seller on the Amazon Charts in 2024.
Inside Ep. 6, Part 1: Sacred Spaces: Suffering, Redemption, Writing, and Legacy
🥀Intersection of Earth and Ethereal
🌹Gleanings from the Garden & the Gardener
🌹Writing Through Chronic Illness
🥀Bloodied Saints: The Human Experience
🥀of the Dirt, of the Spirit
🌹The Beauty Woven in Chapter & Verse
🌹The Intimate is Universal
🥀The Flip Side of A Good Gift: Suffering in Life and a Good God
🌹Sweetness Found in the Lived Legacy
🥀The High Calling: Embodying the work
🥀Sacred Flowers: A Beautiful Bouquet
🌹Capstone: Of Wings & Dirt
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” Isaiah 43:2.
“For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.” Isaiah 43:3.
“To grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.” Isaiah 61:3.
Connect with the lovely Kimberly Phinney:
https://www.thewayback2ourselves.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thewayback2ourselves?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
https://open.spotify.com/show/5FBRd0wRdCRHYNdSye4yDH?si=7e66fc0ac745400d&nd=1&dlsi=7571bc745edf463b