Little Miss, who’s in 3rd grade this year, came home with a story she wrote for school the other day. The premise was to write a story about what might happen if your pet came to school. Except, we don’t have any pets (tragic, I know). So not only did she have to write a […]
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Breathe Conference 2013
For a year we planned, prayed and prepared for the Breathe Christian Writers Conference. Last weekend, 130 people wandered the halls, making connections, sharing ideas, and encouraging each other. This conference feels like coming home. It’s one of the highlights of my year (like right up there with my birthday and Christmas!) I helped a […]
Half Birthday Week Grand Prize
Congratulations to Rachel W and Rachel H for winning the giveaways from Monday! It’s been so fun celebrating my half birthday and the half birthday of my book Isn’t it Time for a Coffee Break? with you this week, that I think I’ll do it again in six months! Oh wait, that would be my […]
Happy Half Birthday Week Celebration & Give away!
I just realized that July is half birthday month, not only for me, but also for my book! Six months ago this special little book, Isn’t it Time for a Coffee Break?, made its debut into the big-wide world. It’s a scary thing to spend months laboring over something, putting your heart and soul and […]
Speak Up Conference: Letting God connect the dots
[pinit] Have you ever felt the chasm of where you are and where you want to be/know you should be/feel God has called you to be? Maybe it’s in an area of personal or spiritual growth. Maybe it’s in your career. Maybe it’s in your marriage, parenting, friendships. Or possibly it’s a call to write, […]
When you need a bit of courage and direction to follow your dreams
[pinit] The voice on the other end of the phone was asking for advice. Do I or don’t I go to that writers conference? I heard the passion, the desire, the dream in her tone. So many stories unspoken, so much to say. She was asking for advice, but what I knew she needed was […]