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Pain is a Gift? Suffering With Christ
“So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin.You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the…
Uncovering the Seed of the You God Created
God made you with a specific purpose in mind. It would be easy to find that purpose if it were not for one thing . . . we have to live in this world. That means that from the moment you are born your purpose seed, the one that God designed, gets bombarded with expectations…
Compassion's 12 Days of Christmas
It’s amazing how much “stuff” my kids have! In fact, they have so much, my oldest doesn’t really have anything on his list! The other day I heard a shocking statistic. Some children have to walk six hours for water a day, and most times that water isn’t even clean! So now when my kids…
Cherry Blossom Capers is HERE and a Giveaway!
Cherry Blossom Capers, my first book, came in the mail the other morning! And I’m celebrating by giving a copy away to one commenter here!!
Author Mari McCarthy on No Time to Write
No time to write? Put it in your journal! A writer is for life. That’s why many who love writing find themselves now and then unable to devote time to it. There may be portions of your life when it’s no more possible to give serious attention to writing than it is to walk on…
Merry Christmas to Me and One Lucky Winner
Look what came in the mail yesterday. Cherry Blossom Capers! My very first fiction book!! I have to be completely honest. I was expecting more of a rush, a high, a thrill, but nada. Yes, there was a little twinge of excitement, but I was rushing out the door on the way to school so…
What Do You Think of Me? Why Do I Care?: Answers to the Big Questions of Life
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason…
All I Want for Christmas is a Chicken or a Goat!
It’s “Monday Make a Dream Come True!” Yes, I know it’s a day late, but I’ve been busy making my own dream come true! Still, it’s not too late to make a Christmas dream come true for a Compassion Child. Check it out! How it works!
Publish Your E-Book In 7 Simple Steps!
I never thought I’d self publish anything. Truly. I’m a traditionally published girl with eleven books under my author belt. I love my publishers, love what they’ve done. But there came a time when one of my book ideas didn’t fit within their needs. The kernel of the idea to e-publish started when I pioneered…
Experience is the Mother of Invention
The old adage says that necessity is the mother of invention: from the absence or lack of something comes the desire to create an object or concept that can fill the void. But writers create people, places, and entire worlds from our imaginations. And often, our own experiences and the experiences of others influence our…