If you follow me on Facebook and Twitter you know that Monday nights are my night for hanging out with my Grandma and live tweeting Dancing with the Stars. So Monday nights I’m usually sitting on my grandma’s bed, watching her small TV. Last night I was wearing this: And I was doing this: Can you… [Continue Reading]
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My Writing Desk | Richard Mabry (Plus a Giveaway)
My crowded (I prefer the term “cozy”) writing area, where with a simple twist of my chair I can move from desk to computer. I use a laptop attached to a monitor and keyboard, so if I have to leave home I can simply unhook, drop the laptop in a carrier bag, and work while… [Continue Reading]
Help for Mayflower, Arkansas Tornado Victims
Our good friends Dan and Kristin are FamilyLife staff and adoptive parents who homeschool! We attend church with them and they are an amazing, godly couple! This is what is left of their home: If you would like to help them, our church has set up a Tornado relief fund. I will… [Continue Reading]
Hello, Hollywood!
Hello, Hollywood! I was never one to dream about Hollywood growing up—of going there, or being a star, or seeing my name in lights. Instead, I wanted to get married, have a few kids, and become an elementary school teacher. I imagined living my whole life in the small town I’d grown up in. Just… [Continue Reading]
3 Steps to Finding the Grace to Chase a Dream | Guest Post by Cara Putman (Plus a Giveaway)
3 Steps to Finding the Grace to Chase a Dream | Guest Post by Cara Putman Once there was a fourteen-year-old who quickly realized her favorite authors simply could not write books fast enough. Because she was young, she decided she could write books, too. Her mother smiled and allowed her to write as part… [Continue Reading]
My Writing Desk | Pam Hillman
First, I desperately wanted to straighten up my desk for this picture, but I didn’t have time, and what’s the point of a perfectly neat desk? A messy desk shows how busy I am. You should see the other side of the room! Or uh . . . maybe not. . . . Not only… [Continue Reading]
I’m Passionate about Teaching My Children . . . Service to Others
I’m Passionate about Teaching My Children . . . Service to Others Last week my children and I were visiting the doctor in a questionable part of town. (This doctor believes in caring for inner-city kids, which I love!) We were in a small strip mall, and I’d just loaded up all the kids when… [Continue Reading]
A Spring Update (Plus a Giveaway)
A Spring Update (Plus a Giveaway) Has spring arrived where you are? Our warm weather was followed by weeks of rain, much to the dissatisfaction of my three little ones who all learned to ride their bikes without training wheels last week! With the smallest break in the weather we are outside, and they go… [Continue Reading]
Resurrection Eggs Crack Open Easter’s True Meaning
Resurrection Eggs Crack Open Easter’s True Meaning I’ve been a fan of Resurrection Eggs for many years. I started using them a few years ago with the young women in Teen MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers). Many of these young women had never heard the TRUE Easter story, and it was a great way to share… [Continue Reading]
My Writing Desk | Tracy Higley (Plus a Giveaway)
I love surrounding myself with all the stuff I’ve collected in my travels around the world, researching my novels. Giraffes are a special fondness, and you can spot at least two in this picture of my desk. One of my monitors is crazy-high, but that’s because I sometimes stand when I work. And there’s always… [Continue Reading]
The Books Authors Read | Shelley Shepard Gray
What was your favorite book as a child? My favorite book was Alice In Wonderland. It’s still one of my all-time favorites. Right there with Little Women. What book did you read that first made you want to be an author? Boy, I can’t remember a particular book. I have always been a voracious reader… [Continue Reading]