A Million Little Ways
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Revell (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2013
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Publisher's Description
The majority of us would not necessarily define ourselves as artists. We're parents, students, businesspeople, friends. We're working hard, trying to make ends meet, and often longing for a little more--more time, more love, more security, more of a sense that there is more out there. The truth? We need not look around so much. God is within us and he wants to shine through us in a million little ways. A Million Little Ways uncovers the creative, personal imprint of God on every individual. It invites the discouraged parent, the bored Christian, the exhausted executive to look at their lives differently by approaching their critics, their jobs, and the kids around their table the same way an artist approaches the canvas--with wonder, bravery, and hope. In her gentle, compelling style, Emily Freeman encourages readers to turn down the volume on their inner critic and move into the world with the courage to be who they most deeply are. She invites regular people to see the artistic potential in words, gestures, attitudes, and relationships. Readers will discover the art in a quiet word, a hot dinner, a made bed, a grace-filled glance, and a million other ways of showing God to the world through the simple human acts of listening, waiting, creating, and showing up.
Endorsements (8)
“Emily Freeman’s luminous words hand you your rightful birthright: to be as creative as your Creator Father. Read them and exhale. These pages just might really wow you awake to who you are meant to be . . .”
“I’m tempted to say that if I’d been handed this book of Emily’s twenty or thirty years ago, I’d have written many more songs and shared them sooner. The idea that I am a poem and so are you, together God’s masterpiece, that all of this life is a walking installation piece, changes the way I think of living, breathing, loving, writing, and singing. It’s gorgeous and freeing, and most importantly, it’s true. And as if the arrow-to-the-heart message of hers weren’t enough, the way Emily carries it home with phrases that read like song lyrics makes every single paragraph a pleasure for the artist in me. She calls me out and up, and articulates the soul of my own struggle with art-making and sharing, even after years of doing it. She makes you want to shine. I’m personally deeply grateful that this book exists and have added it to my short list of must-reads for artists.”
“Emily Freeman is one of the most gifted writers I have ever read, and A Million Little Ways is an extraordinary achievement. In this delightful, insightful, and life-giving book, with deep faith and a gentle sense of humor, Emily speaks openly, honestly, and directly of the journey to knowing and becoming one’s true self. This passionate book penetrates the soul, and it will challenge you and inspire you in the most wonderful of ways.”
“Emily Freeman is one of my favorite artists and speaks with authority, calling out the artist in all of us. Don’t read this unless you’re willing to be moved and rethink what you know about art, faith, and humanity.”
“I read this book during a time where my art, my writing, felt more like wrestling with lions than soaring with creativity. Quite simply, I wanted to put down my pen and walk away. But Emily’s words ignited something new and fresh and invaluable deep within me. Let this book help you release the art you were made to create and live!”
“With a breadth and scope of a writer who has lived her message as well as written it, Emily Freeman’s A Million Little Ways will capture your mind and your imagination with a bold, fresh vision of the life you were created to live.”
“Dear World, Prepare yourself. Enjoy your last day of being filled with fear and guilt and wondering if what you do really matters, because this book will forever change the way you see everything you do from the mundane nightly dishes to your most risky creative endeavor. I’ve been waiting all my life to read these freeing words.”
“This book is a word painting, a shout from the rooftops, that deep within each of us, we all are God’s poetry—the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker, the housewife, the sculptor, the newspaperman, the carpenter. This book scares me a little, because it makes me ask myself not, what if I’m not an artist—but, what if I am? Emily has an extraordinary gift, and she shares it with us in this remarkable book.”
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