Encouragement
The waiting
We as writers are no different than anyone else when it comes to waiting, are we? Last week I noticed the slight brush of that very auspicious thing we call inspiration. The idea toyed with me all day, vague and mysterious, as I sat biting my pen and straining to put it down. Waiting, waiting, waiting.
God Cares About the Details
Ever had those days when you felt you were throwing up emergency prayers that seemed unimportant in the big scheme of things? You know the ones. “Lord, please let me find my car keys or I’m going to be late, again.” “Lord, please let me find a parking place close to the door, because…
Downpour
As I sit at my computer, I hear the rumbling of thunder. Rain is coming. I’m recording the evidence of God’s hand in my life. It’s overwhelming when I realize how much He has given me and how often His hand has guided me right to a blessing. My fingers fly across the keyboard…
A stopping place for your child
Early birds and night owls alike can relate. Uninterrupted screen time disappears like my friend Michelle’s whole wheat chocolate chip peanut butter cookies. And whether you rise early and write, or burn the after bedtime hours we all still have to find a good stopping place. Life tends to begin anew at daybreak. Families need…
Time after time
…And when they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and in Your compassion You delivered them time after time. — Nehemiah 9:28 This life is a challenge, isn’t it? There are crazy dips in the landscape where I might turn my ankle if I’m not careful. There are stretches under the blazing…
Love to Write!? I’ve Got Three Great Resources for YOU!
I’ve been reading the blog at My Book Therapy for a while now. It always has practical teachings you can apply to your work of fiction. Just reading the blog and participating in the NING group is a great way to improve your craft, but if you need some indepth critique, I suggest My Book…
The Move
Married about two years, my husband and I clearly felt we were supposed to move. However, nothing about a move made sense. We both had jobs, we only had one car but we were managing, and we had a cute little apartment. I tried to rationalize why it wasn’t a good idea to move.…
10 Things I Wish I Had Known by DiAnn Mills
1. Research doesn’t mean a jaunt to the library or sailing through cyberspace. It means a trip into your characters’ lives. 2. Some critics are like boo birds that sit on their lofty power lines and crap (mess) on those beneath them. 3. When I grow up, I will know the difference between lie and…
I Am
Godsaid to Moses, “I am who I am.” This is what you are to say to theIsraelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ “God also said to Moses, “Sayto the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, theGod of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’…
No News is Good News, Right?
Yep, know that. Understand it. I’m even appreciative of it. BUT good news is always better in the big scheme of things and since I’m leaning on the ONE who holds my future and writing career in my hands, I’m not really anxious. Working on a new WIP helps to take the edge off waiting.…