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Wordful Wednesday: God’s First Priority
I’ve mentioned before how I’ve been going through the Experiencing Christ Within workbook by Dwight Edwards. I’ve done my fair share of Bible studies, but this one seems so fresh and new. I am learning so much and hope some of what I’m learning is rubbing off.In week two, I explored the idea that people…
Time Management 101: The Schedule!
Well…back to the grind! I’m getting myself back on track by thinking of what lays ahead for the year. Which of course found me staring at my calendar… I have to say the living by a schedule helps me to organize my time and keep on track … BUT it helps to remember that the…
Letting Go of My Novel
I’ve reached a milestone in my journey. I received a stack of ARCs (Advance Reader Copies) in the mail last week for my very first novel, Ruby Among Us. The first thing I did when I opened the lid of the box was get all weepy. I bawled all over the covers! I was completely shocked by my reaction to…
Does God Fit in YOUR Box?
Today Joey (10) came home from school, and he wanted to talk to me about the difference between the TULIP and Free Grace view of God (They’re studying the Great Awakening.) I had no clue what he was talking about, but he explained in simple terms the TULIP version is God choosing man and the…
Called
Twice in the last week I got called. The first was by a lady whose children are the same age as mine. This lady is someone I’ve admired for many years. The purpose of her call was to see if I would run for the school board of my daughters’ school. She told me the…
Quick Fiction Fixes – Show don’t tell emotions, part one
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! Show don’t tell: Writing emotions…
How Far Would You Go?
I’m very squeamish when it comes to knives and blood. I especially don’t like those graphic images CSI is so famous for. So why in the world would I subject myself to viewing an autopsy on You Tube? Only for research! Through finger-blocked vision, I watched the first, second and third incision, noting the visceral…
Laughter and Immunity
Two of my kids are sneezing up a storm and I’m desperately trying to avoid their germs. My approach is twofold. I’m upping my intake of juice – and I pulled out my stash of humor books. It’s no secret that laughter is good medicine, but just how good may be rather eye opening. Research…
It’s Show Time, Again and a School Update!
I can’t believe it’s show time again. Well, not action show time, but audition for their school’s production of The Music Man is tomorrow. Their small Classical Christian school is non for is top notch performances which is great, but also means there’s a chance they might not get the big parts they are getting…
My Take on POD
“Chick lit is dead, dead, dead,” the editor said with a villainous grin. Good thing I chose something else to pitch at the conference, I thought as I recoiled at the words I’d heard so many times before. First from a reputable CBA agent, then from other chick lit writers on various email loops and…