New Book Fall 2026: No Ordinary Days

I write a lot of stuff down . . . this is just the last ten years.

 

My dad told me when I was in high school to enjoy life while I was young, because life had a way of becoming very ordinary after you grow up. That stuck with me, because it didn’t sound at all appealing. I decided right then and there I wasn’t going to have an ordinary life.  In fact, I decided I wasn’t ever going to have an ordinary day. 

And I started something way back then that I still do today.

I’ve been keeping a journal since I was in high school, and after dad told me that, I started writing in those journals, every day, at least one thing that was unique about that day at the top of the page—one thing that made that day like no other day previously.  I’ve done this now for more than four decades, and that habit has changed the way I’ve viewed life.  I go into each day looking for that one remarkable thing.  Sometimes it’s a good thing, sometimes it’s a bad thing, but I’ve never failed to find that one thing that makes every single day unique.

When Dad passed away in 2023, I started writing down stories I wanted to share with my two daughters.  Those journals have come in handy as I’ve been writing.  The project also got a big boost when I attended my 40-year high school reunion and was reunited with old friends and reminded of forgotten adventures. 

But I realized something as I was writing these stories down.  There was a theme emerging.  I wasn't just sharing some random memories with my daughters, I was writing a story about faith—stories about God teaching me lessons about life, and life teaching me lessons about God.  And I realized there might be some things about faith I’ve learned that others could benefit from.

The Lord is always with us in, even in our everyday moments—in the mundane, the routine, the seemingly insignificant parts of our days. As Psalm 139:16 reminds us, "Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."  Every single day is part of God's extraordinary plan for our lives, and we should never waste even a single one.

"No Ordinary Days" will be published in Fall 2026. I'm excited to share this journey with you and hope it encourages you to see God's presence in your own everyday moments.

~Pastor Todd Creason