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Mid-Week Motivation
Welcome to the mid-week motivational menu. Are you feeling a little sluggish, unmotivated and down right lazy? Well, what you need is a good does of nutrition for your heart, soul and mind. Hope you’re hungry because there’s plenty for all. . . Starting Your Day Out Right! Devotional Thought Matthew 1:35 Very early in…
The Evolution of Gracie’s Sleep
My children have always been great sleepers! Like their mom, most of the kids liked to sleep in until nine or so once they hit toddlerhood. Even my youngest, Grace was a great sleeper, never barging in on us in the middle of the night, until the day we thought we kicked her finger…
Holiday Stress Weighing You Down?
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It’s Real Life
When you think of “the life of a writer,” what do you think of? I imagine an older lady who lives near the ocean, alone with her cat. She walks the beach and collects shells, then later she works with words the same way: Searching for them, studying them, gathering them, and displaying them. My…
Book Give-a-Ways
Okay, here’s the next challenge and the next book give-a-way! Name at least FOUR new things you see in my side bar. If you get them right, I will put your name in a drawing for the two books Jennifer didn’t choose! (I know, I know I have yet to mail them out, but hey,…
It’s Not Up to You
(c) Staci Stallings, 2005 The ego in us tells us that we have to do it-whatever “it” happens to be. It may be working or finding work, or studying or practicing, or learning an instrument or learning anything. “It” could be a lot of things, but the biggest lie in this life is that “it”…
Holiday Cookies Made Easier
Last year when I took a plate of Christmas cookies to my daughter’s preschool teacher I was surprised by her comment. “Thank you. Not many people give homemade Christmas cookies anymore. It seems to be a lost art around.” That made me sad to hear that so many people forego this holiday tradition. Growing up…
Celebrating Christ Through the YearVeteran’s Day
I’m starting a new series today called Celebrating Christ Through the Year. I wrote this article years ago, yet never really implemented it in my own family. I hope to do so this time around. I’m starting before the New Year so we can share some of the wonderful ideas for the holidays! Celebrating Jesus…
Mondays Story Challenge
Drumroll please…………… Thanks to all those who participated. All FOUR of you. Come on, I have to have more readers then FOUR who are willing to stretch their writing wings. Heck, this is a writer’s blog, isn’t it. Well, here’s the short story!!! Gina’s heart thudded against her ribs. The noises in the dark grew…