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‘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…
Please 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…
Grace’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!
Remaining 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…
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
I can’t believe this week is tech week for Chris (Peter) and Joey (Edmond.) When I invited my sister to the show I told her it was in two to three weeks. Boy was I wrong! Opening night is in two days! Time really has flown, mostly because we’ve been carpooling with three other families…
Carnival of Christian Writers #14 – November 2007
Carnival of Christian Writers #14 – November 2007 November is a month of bountiful blessings at the Carnival of Christian Writers. Authors and Agents talk turkey about the craft and call of writing and offer some seasonal insights! Carla Stewart discusses “To Plot or Not to Plot” at Carla’s Writing Cafe. Tiffany…
Carnival of Christian Writers
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The House is Quiet…
Today I stayed home while my husband took the kids to church. I needed the solitude. The peace and quiet that comes with an empty house. I was on people overload yesterday at my sister’s house and saw my attitude and patience spiraling down, quickly. So before we even arrived home last night, I knew…
How Did We Get Here?
It’s the question we all dance around. The one we sometimes want to ask but don’t. The one we dread being asked. The one we know the person’s dying to ask us when we tell them why our spouse doesn’t share our faith. “Did you know he wasn’t a Christian when you married him?” (I…
Michelle Sutton’s review of After the Leaves Fall by Nicole Baart.
About the Book: Her childhood marked by rejection and loss, Julia Bakker longs for life to finally begin. Determined to escape her conservative Christian hometown, she chooses college for a radical reinvention. But following a momentous mistake, the self-defeated Julia returns to her loving grandmother’s farm. Will she learn to hope in a God who…