Posts by Gina Conroy
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…
Read MoreTidbits with Timmy: Three’s a Breeze
More Tidbits with Timmy, memories of my eight year old when he was younger. Oct 17, 2003 I know over at the “Little House” they just love the “two’s”, but here at our home, we just adore the “three’s”. Don’t get me wrong we love the “two’s” also, but at “three” they’re just as sweet,…
Read MoreNothing but the Blood of Jesus…
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 51: 1-2 NIV I loved playing in the rain when I was a kid. I walked right beside the curb where all the water gathered on its…
Read MoreWith Endless Sight by Allison Pittman
With Endless Sight by Allison Pittman For all you historical lovers out there, here’s a book for you! Belleville, Illinois and Wyoming Territories, 1861 Born into a life of privilege, fourteen-year-old Belinda never questions her security, even as she leaves Illinois with her family to discover new adventures in the Oregon Territory. But when disaster…
Read MoreAttack of the Spider Bots Episode 2 by Robert West
Star-Fighters Beamer, Ghoulie, and Scilla follow a strange clanking sound in their cave labyrinth and stumble onto a screaming one-eyed monster that chases them into a huge cavern enclosing a fully animated miniature world. Their search for the person who created that world leads them on a wild adventure to a palatial mansion within a…
Read MoreWhat Would You Do?
I have the opportunity to attend a Cecil Murphy mentoring clinic and I sort of have the money. I was saving up for ACFW, which I still plan on attending, but I put the money toward this mentoring clinic with this amazing author. Haven’t heard of him? That’s because he’s ghost written a gazillion books…
Read MoreThe dream continues
PART TWO of When the dream’s big enough (Part One here) After I wore the first layer of skin off my pointer finger jabbing numbers on the cell phone to announce my new agent-ness, I allowed myself to just, well, soak in the absolute blessed luxury of the experience. The most amazing aspect of it…
Read MoreGo Pets Vacation Island by Nintendo DS
My kids would be game fanatics if I let them. But I’m the game gestapo and limit my kids’ game time during the school year to the weekends and only 30 minutes a day! Yes, you read it right. I got sick of hearing the arguing and complaining about brothers hogging the games and playing…
Read MoreSummer Savings Ideas #3
Don’t let your cash get away from you this summer. Join me Saturdays here at Portrait of a Writer…Interrupted and get a grip on your cash flow and start sharing your savings ideas. I don’t know about you, but I’m appalled at how quickly gas is rising, so I’m on a mission to think of…
Read MoreFossil Hunter by John Olson
It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book’s FIRST chapter! You never know when…
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