Posts by Gina Conroy
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Fall into Reading Update
Non-fiction: The Mom I Want to be by Suzie Eller Heartfelt Discipline by Clay Clarkson Fiction: My goal for fiction is to read what I’m hoping to write and also some of the books by the new author friends I met at ACFW. Abduction by Wanda Dyson Distant Echoes by Colleen Coble Invitation to Murder…
Read MoreThe Gift of Time
Over the last few months I’ve given myself a special treat. (No, I did not wait for Christmas!) I signed up to have once a month sessions with a life coach for writers. Yes, it’s pricey, but the few hours I’ve spent on the phone with her have been life-changing. In one of our exercises,…
Read MoreGuilty as Charged
“I am the one holding the keys to the atmosphere in our home.” ~ Terry Maxwell ~ Author of: Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit Ouch! Does this one ever hurt? My kids are out of control and I’m the reason why! It’s an all too familiar scene. Me checking email while the kids…
Read MoreCan you Find Joy in the Mundane?
Today at Faithlifts, Heather shared her hectic morning and how easy it is for her to lose her joy due to the business of life. I know this feeling all too well. Unfortunately I’ve been born with (or acquired) a negativity gene. The glass is half empty syndrome. For me joy doesn’t come naturally. I…
Read MoreIntroducing Ania Björk
Ever since I could read, and that was when I was 4 years old, I loved books and consumed them with greediness. I am not ashamed of this :)I have lived long enough to understand certain things, to be able to read people’s intentions, but not long enough to stop feeling young and curious of…
Read MoreBattling Stress
I came across this article I did for a magazine that was never published and since the holidays are upon us, I think it’s worth a second look! Maybe I can learn a thing or two. Stress…It’s all around us. Some stress, like the situation the world is in today, is beyond our control. Other…
Read MoreA Prayer when you’re Running on Empty
I feel like the last couple of weeks I’ve been coasting down hill, running on empty. Like many people, my life has become insanely busy and the more important things have been pushed to the curb or all together forgotten. Often times I’ve thought of pulling off the interstate to refuel, but obstacles in the…
Read MoreIntroducing Amy Quinn
Amy O’Quinn is a pastor’s wife and former schoolteacher-turned-homeschool mom of six wonderful blessings! She and her family live in rural south Georgia in her late grandparent’s 1930’s remodeled farmhouse…complete with window boxes, arbor, and picket fence! She also tries to fit in a little bit of freelance writing around the fringes of family life–something…
Read MoreNeed a Scripture Lift During this BUSY Holiday Season? I Do!
“Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.” Galatians 6:9-10
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