# jonathanbabcock.com


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- [Saying Yes When It Costs You](https://jonathanbabcock.com/surrenderingcontrol/): Three months ago, I sat in my room in New Zealand, flipping through old journal entries by the light of a lamp. I paused over an entry I’d made before the New Year. Two lines arrested my attention, bringing with them a wash of emotion. They read simply: “Be still” and “Focus on family.” Before […]
- [Why You Need to Use Flash Fiction as a Novelist](https://jonathanbabcock.com/flash-fiction/): What if I told you that novelists should write flash fiction? At first glance, it probably seems a little strange. If you want to be a good novelist, shouldn’t you spend your time actually writing novels? While it’s good to spend most of your time writing what you’ll use, things like short stories, poems and […]
- [What You Need to Know About Missionary Kids Returning to Their Birth Countries](https://jonathanbabcock.com/tcksonfurlough/): Ever wondered what it’s like to be uprooted to travel to a country where you don’t fit in? If you think I’m talking about moving to the missions field, think again.

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