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Postive Parenting and NO Spanking?
This was written three years ago when I had abandoned one “authoritative” parenting philosophy that advocated spanking and tried to go the “non-punitive” route. What I’ve learned since is that the Holy Spirit should be your guide in disciplining your children, not a book! Reposted from June 2007 Believe it or not yesterday, Chris(9) was…
Timing Is Everything
Last night I was checking email, reading blogs and doing my own thing. My husband Tom was in the room with me, watching TV and doing his own thing. Companionable silence, it was nice. Suddenly, out of the blue, he said, “Hey, I don’t really like the way you have your hair right now.” I…
Mid-Week Motivation
Starting Your Day Out Right Scripture, devotion For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. ~Ephesians 2:10 Did you catch that? Read it again and soak it in for a moment. I love the first phrase, “For we are…
The Emblem of the Land We Love
Reprinted Since it’s creation in 1777, the American Flag has been a symbol of freedom and liberty. With its red and white alternating stripes and 13 white stars in a sea of blue, the first flag represented the independence declared by the 13 colonies in 1776. Although the flag has changed 26 times since its…
Ack! I’m Losing My Mind
A couple weeks ago I sold my first suspense. I am beyond excited. This is the first book I started when I decided to try my hand at writing. It’s also the second book I completed. I still remember the rush of reaching the end and feeling so excited. Originally, this was a 85,000 word…
Sleepy or Should I say Rainy Day Meme
1 Where is your cell phone? Purse 2 Relationship? Committed 3 Your hair? Long 4 Work? unending 5 Your sister? Close 6 Your favorite things? Comforting 7 Your dream last night? Exhausting 8 Your favorite drink? Sugar Free Vanilla Iced Latte with caramel and Almond syrup 9 Your dream car? Hybrid 10 The room you’re…
FIRST: Coral Moon
This month’s feature is: Brandilyn Collins and her book: Coral Moon (Zondervan, 2007) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Brandilyn Collins is the bestselling author of Violet Dawn, Web Of Lies, Dead of Night, Stain of Guilt, Brink of Death, and Eyes of Elisha just to name a few. Brandilyn and her family divide their time between the…
Boring Yourself
There are certain things in life that I really wanted to get right-especially those things I knew I would only have one shot at. I don’t know why exactly, but I’ve always lived my life thinking about what I want to be proud of years from now when my grandchildren ask about my life. That…
Portrait of Faith
I have some incredibly thought provoking series going over at Portrait of Faith. So check it out and don’t forget to comment!
Quick Fiction Fixes – Back and forth dialogue
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! Make your dialogue more back-and-forth.…