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A Few Favorite Apps for My MacBook

I pretty much live on the computer, and I love to find applications that will help me work smarter, write better, get more done in less time, etc. So I thought it was time I did a post about my favorite apps for my laptops/desktops. (I did a post two years ago about iPad apps, in case you’re interested.)

It has been thoroughly established on my blog that I am a total MacHead. In my brainstorming group of ten writers, I was the first to switch to the Mac nearly eight years ago, and this year we...

Christian Fiction Wednesday

After years of writing novels, I’ve been privileged to meet many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find their work. Although I usually haven’t read the books I share in my Christian Fiction Wednesday posts (too many books, too little time), I like to feature their books to help readers find them. Check out these books and maybe you’ll discover another favorite author or two.

~robin

RAW EDGES

by Sandra D. Bricker

Quilts of Love series from Abingdon Press: Grayson McDonough h...

Sweet Fellowship

What a wonderful weekend I've had. No agenda. Just fellowship with other Christian writers. We talked writing. We talked Scripture. We talked faith. We laughed and laughed. How grateful I am for the people God has put in my life in the last 20 years. And thank you, Bill, for opening your home and beautiful garden for us to meet in.

I didn't bring my camera and only took a few with my iPhone so I'll have to wait to get photos from others. The picture in this post is with Harry Kraus. Harry, a...

Definition of a Good Day

I love the Wizard of Oz movie. Huge fan. HUGE! My daughters know this and have given me the keepsakes to prove it (not to mention taking me to see Wicked on my birthday awhile back). I love the new Oz movie too, mostly because it tried to honor the 1939 version.

Anyway, when I saw this graphic on Pinterest, I just had to share on my blog because it made me laugh out loud. And if you’re a fan like me, I’ll bet you laughed too.

Yep, I’m pretty sure that’s the definition of a good day. No releasin...

Up Up and Away

I’m trying out a blogging app on my iPad in advance of a trip to Southern California where I’m going to fellowship with a small group of Christian writers. A retreat without any agenda. nice! I am so blessed to be able to join them again this year. The DH and I both were able to go last year, but this time I must go solo and leave my guy at home to referee Poppet and Pinky and mind the fort. I’ll miss him and am so grateful for the ways he supports me.

I’ve spent most of the day getting organi...

The Importance of 10K Steps

About thirteen months ago, I bought a FitBit. I had tried a couple of different devices to count my steps (and calories burned and distance walked, etc.), but it was the FitBit that finally was the perfect device for me. I loved the Ultra (now called the One), but the FitBit Zip is the best choice for me because it runs on a watch battery and I don’t have to charge it (which used to mean I would walk off and forgot to wear it so it wasn’t counting my steps).

It has been my goal ever since I go...

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Christian Fiction Wednesday

After years of writing novels, I’ve been privileged to meet many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find their work. Although I usually haven’t read the books I share in my Christian Fiction Wednesday posts (too many books, too little time), I like to feature their books to help readers find them. Check out these books and maybe you’ll discover another favorite author or two.

SHENANDOAH NIGHTS

byLisa Belcastro

The last thing sixth-grade teacher Rebecca O’Neill wants to do d...

A Purpose and a Plan

I spent Sunday evening, eating with and speaking to a group of women who are in a transitional living program in Boise.

Chrysalis provides a safe, loving Christian environment for women coming out of incarceration, addiction, and abuse, and it gives women the tools to change their life-style and become contributing members of the community.

I shared my testimony with them, including many of the different lessons God has taught me through the years. It was a blessing to be with these courageous...

Is There a Good Habits Limit?

I was thinking as I was counting out my daily supplements into my weekly pill dispenser how every time I form a new good habit, a different good habit seems to fall by the wayside.

Does that happen to anybody else? Is there a limit on how many good habits one person can establish?

Every morning, I swallow a gazillion (slight exaggeration) supplements with a health juice that fights inflammation in the body. Every evening, I take a few more before bed. And although sometimes I joke that I buy so...