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May 16, 2016
Her World
A warm welcome to my guest blogger, Nancy Ellen Hird, a contributing author to 21 Days of Joy: Stories that Celebrate Mom. What do you love most about being a mother? My daughter is grown and married. While she was growing up, I loved listening to her. Yes, at times I felt like my ears would fall off—my […]
May 9, 2016
Celebrating Moms
I meet the nicest people at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers’ Conference! One of the many lovely ladies I met this year is Marlene Anderson—author, inspirational speaker, counselor, life coach, and retreat leader. Marlene graciously agreed to be a guest blogger for me. Thanks, Marlene! While at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference last month, I […]
May 2, 2016
The Impact of Mothers
With Mother’s Day coming up, I’ve been thinking about the various “transformations” my mother made over the years. (See the Closing I wrote in 21 Days of Joy: Stories that Celebrate Mom, which I posted an excerpt from on my April 4 blog.) Of course, I’m the one who changed over time, far more than […]
April 25, 2016
Captivated
A warm welcome to my guest blogger, Rachel Landis, a contributing author to 21 Days of Love: Stories that Celebrate Treasured Relationships. What do you like to do when you’re not writing? Procrastinate about writing. I’m mostly kidding. When I’m not writing, I like doing all sorts of things like binge-watching Netflix series or trying my hand at […]
April 18, 2016
Sharing the Gospel
A warm welcome to my guest blogger, Marsha Hubler, a contributing author to 21 Days of Love: Stories that Celebrate Treasured Relationships. As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up? As long as I can remember I wanted to be a teacher. But with my passion for horses since childhood, one of my […]
April 11, 2016
Special Moments at Mount Hermon 2016
I’ve been home from Mount Hermon for a couple of weeks now, so I thought I’d share some of the wonderful memories that are still resonating in my heart. I loved: Seeing lots of old friends and making a bunch of fun new ones Getting to know people I previously communicated with only (or mainly) […]
April 4, 2016
The Cycles of Motherhood
21 Days of Joy, the fourth book in the Fiction Lover’s Devotional series, just released on April 1. Enjoy this excerpt from my short story about my own mom. I had a great mother and a happy childhood, free of dysfunction and abuse—little realizing at the time how unusual that was. Today, most people I […]
March 28, 2016
Conference Season (Part 2)
Just got back from Mount Hermon, my first writers’ conference of the year. Had a fantastic time, as always! If you’ve never been to a Christian writers’ conference, or if it’s been a while, I highly recommend you give the experience a try. Last week I explained how to find a conference that is right […]
March 21, 2016
Conference Season (Part 1)
Most writers’ conferences are held between spring and autumn, taking a break during the big holiday season. For me, Mount Hermon marks the beginning of my conference season (although I sometimes do a small local conference in February). If you’ve never attended a writers’ conference, I encourage you to consider doing so. Conferences are a […]
March 14, 2016
Just Do It
A warm welcome to my guest blogger, Rachel Barrett, a contributing author to 21 Days of Love: Stories that Celebrate Treasured Relationships. What inspired you to write the story you submitted for 21 Days of Love? I love dogs. I am also utterly terrified of dogs. Hence, my vicarious life is writing stories about people who are not […]
