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A New College Term Begins

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The new college term begins today at both the local university and community college, and I am truly excited about it. Perhaps the most excited I’ve been since I began this back to school adventure.

Up until now, with the exception of taking sometests on campus plus some college prep math attendance requirements, I have been an online student only. That works well for me. I am self-motivated and able to get my assignments done on time. Online classessave me travel...

The Books Authors Read | Regina Jennings (with a giveaway)

Regina Jenningsis a homeschooling mother of four from Mustang, Oklahoma. She enjoys watching musicals with her kids, traveling with her husband and reading by herself. Regina graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with a degree in English and a history minor. She has worked atThe Mustang Newsand First Baptist Church of Mustang,along with time at the Oklahoma National Stockyards and various livestock shows. For more posts by Regina or information about her novels—At Love’s Bidding, A Most...

December 2015 Wrap Up

On Monday of this week, I did a review post of the year of 2015. But today it is time for my monthly wrap up. I’ll try not to be repetitive.

Prawny/DollarPhotoClub Bible Reading:

On my “through the Bible” schedule for Decemberwere the books of Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2 & 3 John, Jude, and Revelation. And, of course, my study of Revelation in BSF continues.

Books Read:

I completed three...

Looking Back on 2015

Another year has slipped away, and throughout the blogosphere, people will be posting about it. It’s something I like to do too. This is my public journal and I love to be able to come back and look at these posts from time to time. I hope you like reading them too.

Marek/DollarPhotoClub My Word for 2015: Persistent Prayer

The majority of my devotional reading this year was about prayer. Most of those bookswere amazing, and you’ll find some of them listed below under “Favorite Books Read.” I...

The Books Authors Read | Rachel Hauck (with a giveaway)

Rachel Hauck is a USA Today best-selling and award-winning author of critically acclaimed novels such as The Wedding Dress, Love Starts with Elle and Once Upon A Prince. Hauck serves on the Executive Board for American Christian Fiction Writers and leads worship at their annual conference. She is also a mentor and book therapist at My Book Therapy, a conference speaker and a contributor to Southern Belle View Daily.

Learn more about Rachel Hauck and her books at www.rachelhauck.com or on Face...

Created to Be Creative

Have you ever said something like, “I don’t have a creative bone in my body”? Or maybe you’ve heard someone else say it.Well, I’m here to tell you that statement is simply not the truth. For anybody. How do I know this? Easy.

Wewere made in the image of our Creator. God is a creator. The Creator. And He made us in His image. That means wewere meant to be creators as well.Sure, we create on a much smaller scale, but that creative gene is in you.

Maybe it comes out in wonderful baking. Maybe...

The Books Authors Read | Andrea Boeshaar (with a giveaway)

Andrea Boeshaar is the cofounder of American Christian Fiction Writers and runs “The Writer’s ER,” a coaching service for writers. She is the author of thirty published works, including Threads of Faith, a finalist in the Inspirational Readers Choice Awards. Andrea is also the author of a popular devotional and regularly blogs on a number of sites.

What was your favorite book as a child?

It’s a tie, I think, between “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott and “Little House in the Big Woods” by L...

Authors Who Inspire | Allie Pleiter (with a giveaway)

An avid knitter, coffee junkie, and devoted chocoholic, Allie Pleiter writes both fiction and non-fiction. The enthusiastic but slightly untidy mother of two, Allie spends her days writing books, buying yarn, and finding new ways to avoid housework. Allie hails from Connecticut, moved to the midwest to attend Northwestern University, and currently lives outside Chicago, Illinois. The “dare from a friend” to begin writing has produced two parenting books, fourteen novels, and various national...

November Wrap-up

Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas season to one and all. I love this time of year. But before I bust out the holly, let’s do my November Wrap-up.

Bible Reading:

On my “through the Bible” schedule for November were the books of (in full or in part) John, Acts, Romans, 1st Corinthians, and 2nd Corinthians. Our church spent November in Exodus.

As for the BSF study of Revelation, it continues to beamazing.

Books Read:

I completed reading three books in November, two fiction and one non-ficti...

The Books Authors Read | William Kritlow (with a giveaway)

WilliamKritlow:“I’m a sinner saved by grace. I wear that label not with pride, but with incredible humility. God pulled me out of the alcoholic home I lived in for nineteen years until I went into the army—I spent 1965 in Vietnam. But before that, at age nine, at a Baptist Camp my grandmother paid my way into, I had what I can remember as a salvation experience. But my folks weren’t Christians, so I didn’t grow in the Lord until after I was divorced and had terribly disrupted the lives of two...