Tricia Goyer's Blog, page 244

Don't Worry | Guest Post by Carey Bailey

Jump, jump, and laugh.
Jump, jump, and giggle.
Jump, jump, and ouch!

My kids have fallen in love with jumping on the bed. They love it and I…well, I worry. I worry someone will fall off the end, that heads will “bonk” too hard, or that a bone will get broken.
I could tell them “no more monkeys jumping on the bed” but I have never been able to let go of this quote.

“If you can’t bounce on

Super Easy Dinners

As many of you know, I'm on a super tight deadline to finish my new book The Memory Jar by May 1st (tomorrow!) I recently asked on Facebook for you to share some of your super easy dinner recipes with five items or less. Here are some of the meals you shared!

*Chicken Spaghetti
*Lasagna
*Tacos
*Cover bottom of skillet with Italian dressing and add cubed chicken, sweet onion, potatoes and

Podcasts for Living Inspired: Missy Buchanan and Rita Schulte

{Missy Buchanan}







{Download Interview Here}


Get your copy of My Story, My Song: Hardback or Kindle


{Rita A. Schulte}




{Download Interview Here}

Why I Do What I Do

Every once in a while I receive a negative comment from someone because I work with teenage mothers. I got one of these in my inbox today. I'm keeping the person anonymous, but I believe his/her comment and my answer is important to share.

Email I received: (note to me has been edited and condensed – here is the gist of what * said)

I saw your status for teen moms getting CPR certified and

Titanic Survivors – Eyewitnesses to History The Courageous Colonel: Archibald Gracie | Guest Post by Sharyn Kopf

One of the last survivors to abandon ship, Colonel Archibald Gracie went through just about as much as could be endured the night of the sinking. The trauma was so great, in fact, that he never fully recovered and died before the year ended.

Before his passing, though, Gracie dedicated his time to providing as factual an account* of Titanic’s one and only voyage as he could put together. His

Saying I Love You | Guest Post from Brittany Melton

I am by no means the expert wife....I have been married a mere nine months...but tonight I came across a post titled "101 Ways to Tell Your Husband I Love You". I liked some of the ideas that were listed..some very creative and funny..some the obvious thing to do....But as I read, I also came across a few that, I am quite certain, would never be listed on my husband's 'I love you list'. In

My Writing Desk | Tricia Goyer

On my desk:
My notebook and dock. (Browser opened to Spotify because I have it on all day.)
My typing gloves. (Smart glove)
My phone and headset for Living Inspired Radio.
The book SOS: Sick of Sex. I interviewed Robyn McKelvy on my radio last week and I want to read more of the book.
My computer headset for my LIVE web events.
Edna Eby Heller's Dutch cookbook! (Working on my Amish novel

This Week on Living Inspired: Missy Buchanan and Rita Schulte

This week on Living Inspired, I am joined by two wonderful women -- Missy Buchanan, author of My Story, My Song and Rita Schulte who has such a heart for the hurting. 



I hope that you'll be able to join us this week for a little midweek lift-up! 



For your chance to win a copy of Missy's My Story, My Song, be sure to head over to the show's landing page and leave a comment with your

If You Send a Homeschooling Mom to Philadelphia...

If you send a homeschooling mom to Philadelphia this is what you get...





and this...





and this...





Oh, doesn't this look fun...






History for toddlers!







What's your favorite resource for teaching American History?

I See You! | Guest Post From Tammy Maltby

Did you ever see the television show Undercover Boss, which premiered in early 2010? It’s a reality show that follows the heads of companies who go “undercover” in their own companies. The CEOs or other high-ranking executives disguise themselves and join the ranks of ordinary employees—scrubbing toilets, assembling burgers, loading trucks, cleaning motel rooms, and getting to know their