Encouragement
Midweek Motivation
Start Your Day out Right! Scripture, Short Devotion If we are faithless, He remains faithful; for He cannot deny Himself. – 2 Tim. 2:13 If you’re like me, you might be an overachiever. Some of the time. It’s so easy to set high goals, then give up on them when they turn out not…
I Will Persist Until I Succeed
“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” ~ Charles Spurgeon ~ As a writer, I know if I don’t persevere I will never succeed. Rejections can destroy even the best of writers. Yet perseverance didn’t come naturally to me like the snail gunning for Noah’s ark. He knew if he didn’t keep going, he…
“They”
This was supposed to be a reply to rule mongers in a writing group, but since I don’t think “they” will get it anyway, I decided to turn the specific lesson into a general one for any time I come face-to-face with “they.” I will tell you from experience that “they” will do everything in…
Winds of Change
I feel the winds of change are blowing, and I’m not resisting. Hopefully I’ll be able to spread my wings and ride the current, trusting God all the way. We’re looking into schools for all our children next year, and I’m feeling such a peace about it while in the pass I’ve been resistant, wanting…
Writers and Parents
As Christian writers, many of the principles we apply to strengthen our writing can also sharpen our quality of life. And as busy, oft-interrupted writers, sometimes it helps to be reminded of our priorities, our greatest “works in progress”. Our children. If our children were books, how best would we fill them? Inspiration What inspires…
Mid-Week Motivation
Starting Your Day out Right Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt … you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.” Matthew 21:21 With summer around the corner, are any of you starting to feel a tad uncomfortable…
The Possibilities
This article appeared in the April 07 issue of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers newsletter In my twenties, I had a framed quote from Emily Dickinson that said, “I Dwell in Possibility…” and I lived by that. I had the whole wide world of writing before me and while I had no idea where it…
The High Call
I just discovered a great place on the web! TheHighCalling.org an a couple of our members are involved in this wonderful minsitry. Article by Camy Tang: Even Pitbulls Make Mistakes Their mission “is to be a resource for people seeking to understand and live out the eternal significance (the high calling) of their daily activities.”…
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Serenity Weekend
“Lisa Samson loves to nourish writers, face-to-face, in a quiet setting filled with the beauty of nature, friendship, good food and good conversation. Because of this desire to further budding artists and encourage good writing, she began Serenity Weekends for Writers.” How I would love to go to this, but my conference money is pretty…