by Amy Wallace
Learning to play
I want to be like my daughters when I grow up. To many that makes no sense because children are supposed to grow up and be like us.But most kids do a few things we grown ups have forgotten…Kids play hard.They fall down, dust themselves off and try again.They laugh. A lot. They marvel at…
Writing Thanks
Maybe it’s a lost art. Maybe folks are too busy. But I wonder if the reason so many don’t write a simple thank you note is because we’ve forgotten something important. Being thankful. So here’s a short holiday challenge… Think of five people who’ve done something to encourage you this year. Got that list? Now here’s…
Fighting Our Fears
October always brings to mind favorite fall things like enjoying the chill in the air and gorgeous leaves, pumpkin picking and cozy favorite sweaters. My calendar also says it’s time for Halloween. Whether you participate in this holiday or not, most of us know something about it. One something that I’m always discussing with my…
Never Stop Learning
When people start talking about writing conferences, many authors get sweaty palms, second guess their sanity in signing up for agent/ editor appointments and imagine locking their hotel room doors and never coming out until it’s time to go home. I’m guilty of all three. More than once. And even after attending conferences for over six…
Back to school means…
Back to work for me and my three kiddos. We enjoy a short summer break-well, my kids do. I’m usually editing and rewriting. Then I spend one month writing out lesson plans. So maybe back to school just means adding more work. 😉 But it also means thinking about goals. The school goals I have for…
Freedom
Earlier this month we celebrated the birth of our nation. The fourth of July took on an extra special meaning this year as we’ve studied early American history for homeschool and spent a week in Washington DC. Often the subject of freedom weaved its way into our reading and conversations. And into our hearts. My father and grandfather…
Simple Obedience
On the way home from church or during morning Bible reading time, my family and I often talk about something that jumps out at us in a passage. One time we were discussing 2 Samuel 24 where a plague had come over the Land of Israel and was stopped by the angel of the Lord…
Taking Time Off
As vital as BOC (behind on chair) time is for reaching our writing goals, so is time off. Maybe that’s politically incorrect to say in this day and age when most of us put in far more than forty-hour work weeks, but if we don’t take time away to recharge and live life, we’ll burn…
A Family Adventure
Meet the most amazing PR people on the planet~ my three daughters! At my first book launch, my girls and wonderful husband handed out bookmarks, pointed folks to the chocolate fountain, helped choose names for door prizes and cheered me on as I met readers and signed copies of Ransomed Dreams. Why? Because this book…
Kids, homeschool and writing, Oh my!
There are days I question my sanity. And days when my husband does the very same. 😉 When I married, I had no plans to homeschool three children, be a published author, be president of a writers’ group, teach high school seniors, speak, do interviews, blog, participate in a homeschool group, a home group, and…