Posts by Gina Conroy
Communicating With Your Children
Mary E. DeMuth is hosting a contest all of us moms would be grateful to win. Here’s Mary with the details! Want to connect with your kids every single day, but don’t know how? Why not start a conversational revolution tonight? Straight to your inbox, ready to print and cut out, you’ll receive 150 life-delving…
Read MoreShowing Up
Sometime ago a friend called me. She was freaking out because a friend of hers was having a really rough time. He was at church cleaning, and he’d called her needing to talk. Apparently he was in very bad shape emotionally. She called. “What do I say to him? I’m afraid I’m going to say…
Read MoreWho is Jesus?
Reposted from December 2006 If you spend any amount of time browsing or reading this blog you know this question is not referring to my fundamental belief that Jesus is the Son of God. So who is Jesus, to you? Is He still a tiny baby in a manger who you think about once or…
Read MoreSaturday Morning Review: The Lost Sheep by Brandt Dodson
I literally just got done reading this book and had to tell you about it. Those of you who know me, know I don’t usually read PI stories. I may love the Thin Man movies, but PI tales have never been my thing. Brandt Dodson has changed that. The fourth installment in Brandt Dodson’s Colton…
Read MoreThe Minor Protection Act by Jodi Cowels
It is December 1st, time for the FIRST Day Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button!) The FIRST day of every month we will feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! This month’s feature author is: JODI COWLES and her book: The Minor Protection Act Musterion (December 1, 2005) ABOUT THE AUTHOR:…
Read MoreQuick Fiction Fixes – Using thoughts to show emotion
We’re all busy, whether working full-time or chasing/chauffeuring kids around all day. Yet we’re also writers, striving to get our words on paper and then polish it to a sparkle. This column gives quick fixes for fiction manuscripts specifically for busy writers. Pick and choose what works best for you! Character thoughts: Your characters are…
Read More‘Tis the Season for Family Friction
Due to too much time blogging and not writing time restraints, I’m getting more choosy in the books I’m featuring here on Portrait. When I got an invite to participate in the blog tour For Parents Only by Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A. Rice, I almost passed it up. But it was this that caught…
Read MorePlease Indulge Me While I Brag
Grace started taking gymnastics when she was three, but it was a nightmare just getting her into class. I was still homeschooling the boys (the were at PE during this time) and I really wanted to take advantage of the workout room for parents. I would never know if she’d “let go of me” and…
Read MoreGrace’s First Teeth Cleaning
Grace did so well having her teeth cleaned. Watching Sponge Bob on the TV (in every room) was a HUGE help, but she would have done great without it!
Read MoreRemaining Humble Through The Journey
Have you ever been planning for something really big and then something bad, maybe just silly stupid, happened just before the big day? This happened to me when I was just getting ready to speak in front of some sales people for my book, Ruby Among Us. Read my story here: If Anything Can Go Wrong…
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