Caitlyn Carlson

You actually have a ton of options! Keely Boeving with WordServe; pretty much everyone I've interacted with at Alive Literary (Kathleen Kerr and Rory Green are the main ones who come to mind); anyone at The Bindery (Morgan Strehlow and Ingrid Beck are favs).

5 years. 320 devotionals. 52. character studies. 82 contributors.

1 devotional Bible highlighting women of the Bible who are too often overlooked, unnamed, objectified, or sexualized then and now.

Being the Project Editor of the
Message Women's Devotional Bible has been a gift.

WE DID IT.

Scenes from this week’s acquisitions and product development retreat. Food, pets, games, and work (really!)! Thanks to @caitcarlson.bsky.social for putting it together!

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores. An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

“Every independent bookstore is an advocate, an activist, for the importance of books.” - Andy Hunter, Bookshop.org

This might be the post that gets me canceled, but

I'm currently listening to the each of the audiobooks of the Harry Potter books, followed by its movie, and I'm getting really excited about the HBO show because goodness so much great stuff from the later books wasn't covered.

My 1st grade just started to love reading. He's my rough-and-tumble kiddo and it's not naturally his jam, so the *delight* I felt when he complained about me not letting him finish his book because we had to leave for school. ❤️

I said to Rob early in 2021 that it was such a relief to be bored by a president, for the government to not be something that I was confronted with every single day. But I do wonder if some people--people who agree with Trump generally--enjoy the adrenaline rush of the drama.

My 4-year-old is getting his final dose this week! 😊 (the rest of us are covered)

(There are a bunch of figure skaters on the flight—like the DC flight that crashed—so it seems like a really intentional move to reassure them in particular.)

He walked us through the plan for the flight, let us know there will be some turbulence coming into Colorado, and asked us if anyone had questions for him. It was so human and kind.

Flying out of Midway 1 day after yesterday’s near-miss. Our pilot just came out to the cabin and gave a really lovely speech about how he knows there’s a lot going on right now and his top priority is to keep us safe. ❤️

Working on this project with @derwinlgray.bsky.social has been pure joy--a shared Kingdom partnership where it's all about Jesus and the people He loves. I'm so thrilled to see this book go out into the world today!

A screenshot of several news articles about the Delta Air Lines crash in Toronto, Canada, as well as articles about the Trump administration firing hundreds of FAA staff today (featured just below the crash news).

Reading this as I'm booking flights for 3 work trips over the next 3 months. (I'm fine, it's fine, everything's fine.)

(I married the best guy.)

I'm not saying I married the best guy, but I am saying that the guy I married just told me that his plan for my birthday involves giving me money (since I'm terrible about spending money on myself) and sending me out with my best friend to go thrift-store shopping (which she has been dying to do).

All my kids, with zero football knowledge, decided to root for the Eagles. One half into the Super Bowl, seems like a solid choice.

My husband was like, “is this an AI Tom Cruise?”

A quote from Rabbi Tarfon in Pirkei Avot: Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justice now. Love mercy now. Walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.

The Scarlet Pimpernel holds up!

The Oregon Trail Game The Oregon Trail game is an educational game created to teach school children about the life of a 19th century pioneer. Play all Oregon Trail games online!

Did y'all know that you can play the OG Oregon Trail for free online? I made it to Willamette Valley with my whole party alive and money to spare, so yeah, you could say my skills have improved since I was 8. oregontrail.ws/the-oregon-t...

I'm paying $250 for a space I don't have to clean up and a bunch of college kids to manage a climbing wall/play games with a bunch of 7-year-olds for 2 hours. That feels...fundamentally way better than having to be the one to plan everything and letting those 7-year-olds take over my house?

The book-banning brigade has come to our kids' school, which means I'm in multiple texts and ongoing conversations about ideological motivations, manipulative language, and why reading challenging books matters.

This is so very good.

Fancy Feast already exists 🤷🏼‍♀️

The Intentional Year by Glenn and Holly Packiam is getting some well-deserved love! I *adore* this book. My husband and I go through it together at the beginning of every year.

What does it look like to be the people of God, participating in his Kingdom instead of serving Rome?

Last January, my son’s (generic) medication was $30 for a 30-day supply. That price held through the end of the year.

As of today, it’s now $350 for a 30-day supply.

I’ve not been able to follow the flurry of EOs since Jan 20, but…is there anything to explain this??

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.

Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

God of Good Lies Who is God on this Inauguration Day? And what does god have to do with me?

I needed these words from Sharifa Stevens on this inauguration day:

"This is the God I can get with; the God who is flexible enough to bless a good lie and protects resistance."

open.substack.com/pub/sharifah...

Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commita your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for

Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.
Trust in the Lord, and do good…
Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

—Psalm 37