Yesterday I was on a Zoom call with three writers that I mentor in my Write That Book program. (Side note, you can find out more info here if you’d like to be mentored) In the middle of talking about book proposals, podcast recordings, coaching other writers, and books projects one of the women, Pam,… [Continue Reading]
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Your Life, Your Priorities
Do you feel as if you’re spinning your wheels in life? Does it feel as if you’re working too hard and not getting anywhere? Or maybe you have a hard time getting started, and you’re not making the kind of progress you want. This can be progress with your kids, homeschooling, work, following your dreams,… [Continue Reading]
Crucial Conversations with Your Kids
On this week’s podcast, I interviewed Jimmy and Kristin Scroggins about their book Full Circle Parenting. We talk a lot about the crucial conversations we all need to have with our kids, but I’ve found in my 32 years of parenting that our kids truly listen when we focus on the relationship first. Crucial… [Continue Reading]
Let’s Talk About Family Devotions and Truth-Telling!
Let’s Talk About Family Devotions and Truth-Telling! What do you think of when you hear the words: family devotions? If you’re new to my podcast or the Christian faith, you might have no idea what that means. Does it mean that family members spend time sharing about how much they are devoted to each other?… [Continue Reading]
God’s Unique Plan for YOUR family!
God’s Unique Plan for YOUR Family! Are you willing to invest your life in the next generation? If you have kids or grandkids I know the answer is most likely, “Yes!” It’s easy to say that we want to invest in our families, but often we don’t know where to start. Desperate, we look for… [Continue Reading]
Everything You Need to Know About Leading Others (and Homeschooling!)
Everything You Need to Know About Leading Others (and Homeschooling!) Lea Ann Garfias and I have been homeschooling moms for a very long time, but even if you have little or no interest in homeschooling, my desire is that every listener will have something he or she can take away from this episode. You see,… [Continue Reading]
The Power of Story and How it Can Change Your Life
The Power of Story and How it Can Change Your Life Today, we’re talking about the power of story. So many times, we go through life just moving from moment to moment. We get busy. We get focused on our to-do list. We forget about the people around us. Even more than that, we don’t take… [Continue Reading]
How to WIN at doing it all!
How to WIN at doing it all! It’s the number one question that I’m asked, “How do you do it all?” Specifically, Macki asked, “I want to know each part of your daily schedule and how you always get SO MUCH done!! It’s truly superhuman.” People watch me (mostly from afar) and shake their heads…. [Continue Reading]
Walk it Out #170: Husband Auditions with Angela Ruth Strong
Husband Auditions with Angela Ruth Strong What if you were a romance author and you decided that romance was simply an illusion? What if you then discovered a love that will last only find out you have cancer? As writers, we create all types of conflict for our characters, but conflict in real life often… [Continue Reading]
Walk it Out #169: The Power of Writing It Down with Allison Fallon
The Power of Writing It Down with Allison Fallon Can good things come to those who write? Today’s guest Allison Fallon knows that most people think of writing as a chore, but she considers it self-care. And, after this interview, I agree! Writing has power. Writing helps us find our voice and pay attention to… [Continue Reading]
Walk it Out #168: The Nature of Fragile Things with Susan Meissner
The Nature of Fragile Things with Susan Meissner Don’t you love to get swept away by a novel? I do! One of my favorite novelists is Susan Meissner. I’m currently reading The Nature of Fragile Things and it’s so good. It’s one of those novels that you can’t help but thinking about even when you’re… [Continue Reading]