I’d like to introduce today’s guest blogger Jeannette Hanscome. Jeannette is a friend I met at Mt. Hermon Writer’s Conference. She’s also a great writer, publishing three books for Focus on the Family. Check out her website here: http://www.jeanettehanscome.com/ Jeanette offers a lot of wisdom on her post. I can TOTALLY relate, and it gave… [Continue Reading]
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Real Life Ministry
Real life for me includes much more than family and writing. For example, every Sunday part of my Real Life is volunteering in our dynamic children’s church ministry at Easthaven Baptist Church. Yesterday was an exceptional day. Since it was Easter, we had two services. The first one had 25 children and the second had… [Continue Reading]
A Mere Colt
A MERE COLT “I have so much to offer God,” my pride calls from within. As I pass through the city gate, I can see a vision of what Jesus can do with me, with my life, and I am excited. Ah, Jerusalem during the Passover, there is no greater thing. I have heard the… [Continue Reading]
What’s So Good about Good Friday?
“I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you….that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, [and] that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15:1,3-4 (NIV) Today, people all around the world are celebrating Good Friday. Businesses are closed… [Continue Reading]
Guest Blogger–Lena Nelson Dooley
If It’s the Fifteenth, I Have a Deadline! Writing is my full-time job. However, it is not my full-time life. I try to spend at least six hours a day for four, five, or six days a week. If I’m on a tight deadline, it becomes the five or six figure. In addition to being… [Continue Reading]
My Friend, Amy
On the left is my friend Amy and her family. Aren’t they cute? Below, be sure to check out the Guest Blogger Post by my friend, Amy Wallace. Also, here’s her short and sweet bio . . . Amy’s a wife, homeschool mom, writer, youth Bible study leader, and avid chocoholic. Those are the hats… [Continue Reading]
What’s in a Word? Guest Blogger Amy Wallace
I just got back from the Mt. Hermon Writer’s Conference last night. California was rainy, and it’s good to be home. In the midst of catching up with laundry, mail, and time with my kids, I wanted to stop by to introduce today’s guest blogger, Amy Wallace. Amy is one of my WONDERFUL friends who… [Continue Reading]
Publishing Doesn’t Validate Your Life
I know that there are many, many people like me. When it comes to “wanting to be in the know” we love stuff that’s bloggable, google-able, and repeatable. That’s why I’m introducing (drum-roll please . . .) GUEST BLOGGERS. A few times every week, I’m going to introduce you to some of my friends who… [Continue Reading]
Just Call Me “Needy”
Yesterday, I talked about how needy I am. Needy for love. For attention. For praise. Needy to know someone out there is loving me and thinking of me. I need to know my voice matters. To know my life has purpose. I need to believe that whatever I do will be appreciated. (Of course, when… [Continue Reading]
Discovering Truth
Check out this quote by Francis Frangipane: There are so many things to occupy our minds: so many books, so many examples, so many good teachings that deserve our attention, that say, “here is a truth.” But, as I have been serving the Lord these past years, He has led me to seek for two… [Continue Reading]
Just Do It
This Friday, I’ll be celebrating a double anniversary. First, John and I will be married sixteen years. Second, it will be twelve years since I attended my first Mt. Hermon Writer’s Conference. I’m thrilled that this weekend I’ll be enjoying the conference near Santa Cruz, California. Looking back, I truly didn’t understand what I was… [Continue Reading]