Encouragement
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”…
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…
Editors Speak Out
If you ever wanted to know what goes on inside an editors head and how you can be a better writer, then check these out. And these are two of my favorite “tell it like it is” people in the business! Interview with Karen Ball, author and editor. Interview with Mick Silva of Waterbrook
Life’s Little Interruptions
Almost nine months ago I signed up for a Bible Study with some home schooling friends. I really didn’t feel like committing to another night out of the home especially since my family was already over scheduled with activities, but my husband encouraged me to go, and I knew I needed something to help me…
Blog Envy
Portrait of Letting Go, Writing, Blogging It just doesn’t matter! It just doesn’t matter! It just doesn’t matter! There, I feel better now that I’ve got my priorities straight and know that it doesn’t really matter how many people read, or comment, or link to me ! What matters is that I’m true to myself…
Mid-Week Love Motivation
Starting Your Day Out Right! Devotional Thought I Corinthians 13:1-3 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a…
C+ Moments
Okay, let’s get real. We’ve all had them. Those horrible, horrendous, completely awful moments in life when we did our best but when we get the report card back, it’s not the grade we hoped it would be. My daughter recently had such a moment. It had been an extraordinarily tough semester, and during the…
Mid-Week Motivational Menu
Welcome to the first mid-week motivational menu. There should be a little something for everyone, so dig in. Starting Your Day Out Right! Devotional Thought I don’t usually like the whole, “God is a God of order” rhetoric. I am not a person of order, in general, so this is disconcerting to me–a little easier…
My Book’s Here!
I just received an email from a lady who said she went to pick up a copy of “Anytime Prayers for Everyday Moms,” a book she worked on and she saw my name! I guess we worked on the same book! Hope I can recognized my own prayers!I have been waiting over a year for…
The Other Blog
I’m working on some new posts, so in the meantime check out what’s happening at my other blog. Even if you’re not a writer, or DON’T want to be one, you’ll find inspiration for your faith walk, and encouragement for life in general.