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The Conversion Of An Anti-Homeschooler
I distinctly recall the evening my sister’s friend asked if I was going to homeschool. “Uh…NO!” And I ungraciously proceeded to give her every reason in my book for why homeschooling wasn’t just wrong for me, but for anyone and everyone. I was a cocky twenty-something-year-old public school teacher, without children of my own, who…
Get Your Motivations in Order
Hi, Jill Elizabeth Nelson again, your first Tuesday of the month blogger. And no, this isn’t a blog about searching your soul. It’s about searching your manuscript to get those tricky MRUs lined up and save your reader potential confusion. (Also, no, this isn’t a medical blog. I said MRU, not MRI. 😉 ) The…
Might as Well Face It…
I’m addicted to blogs. I admit that’s stretching it but God’s been reminding me that whatever I do whether it’s blogging, or writing or homeschooling, I should do it all for the glory of God. (1 Cor 10:31) And that when my addictions get out of whack, his Grace is always waiting for me. Okay,…
A New Convert: Mozilla Firefox
I’ve been having trouble with Internet Explorer 6. My gmail type and visual draft on WordPress had shrunk and I didn’t know why. Heather suggested I try Internet Explorer 7 but when I downloaded it my computer slowed to a snail’s pace! It took me 20 minutes to get my email up where usually it…
Midweek Motivation
Starting Your Day Out Right Scripture, Short Devotion A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. John 13:34-35 (KJV) Jesus was preparing…
Books as Writing Teachers
It’s nice to be well-read. A good way to talk with your editor about a book you are working on is to reference another book that employs a literary device particularly well. I know it might sound daunting, but really it’s not. Let yourself read and don’t take it too seriously. Read for fun and…
An Introduction
Hello, my name is Dineen Miller, and I’m married to an atheist. Sounds like something you’d hear at an AA meeting, doesn’t it? Except this isn’t an addiction with a twelve-step plan to rehabilitation. Unlike an agnostic who neither claims faith nor disbelief, an atheist simply doesn’t believe God exists. There is no afterlife or…
Word Power
My children and I have been studying the history of our English language. The many regional variations of speech in America alone is an amazing thing to study. In doing so, I found myself comparing these different dialects to the elusive “voice” we writers attempt to describe or try to pinpoint. Isn’t it funny, for…
Mid-Week Motivation
Starting Your Day Out Right Scripture, Short Devotion So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.…