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Life…Interrupted
Life…InterruptedWhat do you do when your writing interrupts your life? You have a deadline and everything else must come to a grinding stop so that you make your deadline. I feel like my bottom has been stuck in my office chair for so long that it’s a permanent part of me. The only good thing…
Michelle Sutton’s review of Remember to Forget by Deborah Raney
Book Description: Stranded a hundred miles away from her abusive New York City boyfriend after a terrifying car-jacking, graphic designer Maggie Anderson impulsively heads west. Stumbling upon tiny Clayton, Kansas, she arrives without cash or a past—or so she thinks. As she begins a new relationship with Trevor Ashlock, will she be able to tell…
The Dinner Dilemma
One of the things I struggle with as a writer is being able to stay “in the zone” and still make my family feel loved and cared for. Although I may forget to sign a permission slip and or miss parent lunch once in awhile, my family always knows they can count on dinner together.…
Midweek Motivation
with the exception of Afternoon Pick Me Up, (c) Victoria Gaines Starting Your Day Out Right Scripture, Short Devotion It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 Somehow all the cares of this world crowd out…
A Small Prayer Answered … and a Story to Tell
Is it worth it? This is a question I ask myself at least once a week when it comes to writing. As I’m trying to balance family life with my call to the keyboard, I sometimes wonder if maybe I’m just a little bit selfish. Shouldn’t I be more fulfilled with my duties of caring…
The Ultimate Blog Party
I feel like I’ve been glued to the keyboard the last several weeks trying to get my website up and running and I haven’t been doing half the work Heather has been doing. So I think I deserve a little fun. I plan on being at the blog party and I hope to show off…
I Bet I Can Get You To Yell At Me
Chapter Fourteen of Healing ADD by Dr. Daniel Amen is titled ‘The Games ADD People Play.’ If you know anyone with Attention Deficit Disorder, chances are you’ve seen at least some of these games played out before you. They are not limited to ADD’ers, but they certainly do seem to be part and parcel of…
Mid-Week Motivation
Starting Your Day Out Right Scripture, Short Devotion “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword. As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in…
Writing Conferences: Worth the Effort
(c)Heather Ivester As you look at your calendar, do you wonder if this will be the year you spend some time growing as a writer? If so, the best thing you can do to fuel your writing passion is to make plans to attend a writing conference. It’s worth the effort. A conference will…
I’m an unfinished creation, a masterpiece only in the mind of my Creator. Charcoal on parchment. Slowly, being transformed by the gentle strokes of the Master’s hand. In time, colors and deeper hues will be added, making me more vibrant and more like Him. Until then, I am learning to be content in my Creator’s…