109 lbs of Rejection

109 Lbs of Rejection – A Writing Update

When I started writing my first book six years ago, I had one of those “Aha” moments Oprah used to talk about. Every single thing in my experience, life, education, faith, personality seemed to come together in one overwhelming passion. I’d been blogging for years, but writing a novel was something else entirely. I wrote my first full-length novel in five weeks, and it was the happiest five weeks I’d ever spent. I love to re-read books, but I’d never lived in a story for that long. I fell in love with the characters and the adventure of it and …

109 Lbs of Disappointment by Tracy Joy Jones

109 Lbs of Disappointment

A few months ago, I read the story of a lady who had lost 109 lbs on WW (used to be Weight Watchers) over the course of a year and a half. 109 lbs is an amazing achievement, and she looks incredible. But the thing that impacted me the most about her story was when she said there was hardly a day on her journey when she wasn’t disappointed by what she saw on the scale. Some days she thought she should have lost more, other days she’d gained weight. Drop and gain, drop and gain. But she kept on …

Gracy Upon Grace by Tracy Joy Jones

Once Upon a Time on National Television

Ever had a moment that made you cringe every single time you relived it in your mind? Total humiliation? Awkwardness? High profile failure? Did it make you afraid of failing or did it make you try to protect yourself from ever letting it happen again? In honor of my new novella, “Unlucky in Love and Lyrics,” (releasing on March 17th – free to my newsletter subscribers). I’d like to share a little story of one of my moments which involved all three: total humiliation, awkwardness, and failure. Do you remember the song “Shout to the Lord”? Most likely you’ve heard …

Designed to Dream

“Mommy, I have to potty.” I think those are some of the most torturous words you can possibly hear at 3 o’clock in the morning. It’s not the urgency of the words, it’s the repetition of broken sleep night after night. As you climb back into bed with cold feet and deep weariness, all you want to do is recapture that last fleeting image of the dream you were having. Was it a flying dream? Was it a romantic dream? Was it the dream where you are late to class and realize you have forgotten your clothes? Finally, you begin …