True Things Last
WHY CREATIVE DREAMS MATTER EVEN IF THEY DON’T COME TRUE
I don’t know what lies have driven you to the floor and gripped you with such violence that you couldn’t breathe. I don’t know what dreams of yours have died or how the world has tried to convince you that creativity doesn’t matter. What I do know is that I want to walk the tender path with you so you know you’re not alone.
Sometimes, you need to hear how you matter and why, even when—especially when—your dreams come to an end. Coming soon with Calla Press Publishing.
Endorsements
True Things Last is shimmering with tender and hopeful power. Madison writes with the gentle authority of someone who’s been there—she is intimately familiar with the waiting, the uncertainty, and the discouragement that comes with being a creative who is called to put forth goodness into the world, but who has also been told, “Wait. Not yet. Maybe. Someday.” This book does not promise that your dreams will come true. It does not offer a 5-step strategy for success. Rather, it offers something so much better: the promise that true things do last, that our creative labors do matter, and that no matter what the outcome is, we still get to savor the divine honor of co-creating with the Creator himself.
—Deidre Braley, author and host of The Second Cup Show
Much like Gandalf urges Bilbo into his adventure before Bilbo can see he is fit for the journey, Aichele reminds us that we are fit for the path of creativity because the Pathmaker made it for us. And though she doesn’t claim to have mastered the journey herself (isn’t that refreshing?), her gentle heart guides in grace and truth. If you feel unsure of your place in the world of creative dreams, you will find solace within these pages—solace, reassurance, and invigoration. With this book, we recalibrate our compasses as Aichele takes our hands, turns our faces, and points our feet toward the way of the Waymaker, the one true lasting Path. Quite ready for another adventure!
—Melody Trowell, author of The Girl Whose Frown Shook the Ground
If you are a creative person who has struggled to know whether your ambitions & passions matter to God, this book will assure you that, indeed, they do. Writing with honesty about her own experiences & speaking the truth in love, Madison is a compassionate guide to pursuing God's will for your creative dreams. Her story will inspire you to draw nearer to the Lord, even if his perfect outcome is far different from what you anticipated.
—Kori Morgan, author of Why I Dyed My Hair Purple
Hi, my name is Madison—writer, author, and creative encourager
I’ve had my fair share of creative dreams come to an end. A blog, an online store, a coaching business, a creative community—all ventures that didn’t turn out how I’d hoped.
For the longest time, I was convinced that creativity (or creative dreams) didn’t matter. They always led to failure.
But.
God’s goodness and grace met me in one of my darkest seasons with a phrase: True Things Last.
It became the message of my book and the heart behind everything I share with creatives, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who want to co-create beautiful things with the Father.
