When it comes to writing at home, serving in our church and community, and loving our family, we all strive for the same thing: balance. We believe it’s out there, and if we discover the right formula we’ll find it. And, when we find it, there we will have peace. As a wife, mom of… [Continue Reading]
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10 Reasons a Homeschool Mom Needs a Night Out
Homeschooling: It’s part parenting, parting schooling, and pure craziness at times. Homeschooling is all-consuming. Homeschool moms are the moms and the teacher. Their job is 24/7. And as for rest . . . what’s that? I had a chance to write the novelization of the movie Moms’ Night Out. Working on this project made me… [Continue Reading]
Have a Positive Outlook on Life . . . in 3 Minutes!
Are you a glass half-empty or glass half-full type of person? Do you always look to the negative or try to find the positive? For many years I swayed toward Miss Negativity. I could have an almost-clean house, and I’d mope over the one area not yet sparkling. Or I’d read a dozen great reviews… [Continue Reading]
How to Work from Home, Eternally Impact Your Kids, and Get Paid to Inspire a Generation
How to Work from Home, Eternally Impact Your Kids, and Get Paid to Inspire a Generation You have a dream . . . and more than anything you wish it could happen. You’ve never wanted to see yourself on the silver screen or to become a millionaire by age thirty. Instead, all you wanted… [Continue Reading]
4 Ways to Make Your Job Easier: Mommy Tips to Remember
4 Ways to Make Your Job Easier Mommy Tips to Remember Hey Mom, I have four ways to make your job easier today. I promise. I think you’re going to like them, too. There’s a thing called lack of sleep, and it’s catching up with you. I know that the weekend is coming, but… [Continue Reading]
How to Be the Perfect Mom: Stop Trying to Be Perfect
How to Be the Perfect Mom… Stop Trying to Be Perfect! I was a very young mom when I had my first child, just seventeen. Teen pregnancy was something whispered about in 1989, but I noticed the stares. Because of those stares I wanted to make sure I did everything right. I wanted to have… [Continue Reading]
The Balance Between Mom and Writer
I started writing when my kids were five, two, and a newborn, and I was starting my first year of homeschool. My husband was in college and worked at night. We were poor. LOL. I started writing during naptime, but by the time I started getting book contracts, my kids were too old for naps,… [Continue Reading]
Making Hard Choices: Saying Goodbye to ‘Living Inspired’
Making Hard Choices Saying Goodbye to ‘Living Inspired” Many people often ask me how I “do it all.” Sometimes it appears as if I do. I write blogs, write books, host a radio show, mentor teen moms, and care for my husband and kids. The truth is I have to make hard choices to maintain… [Continue Reading]
Shaping your Homeschool Schedule: Form Before Fill!
Shaping your Homeschool Schedule: Form Before Fill! I’ve been a homeschooling mom for almost twenty years, and for so many of those years I filled our lives with too much. Thankfully there was a moment when I stepped back, took a good look, firmed up what I wanted to achieve in our homeschool, and then… [Continue Reading]
Putting Things in Perspective {When it Comes to Writing and Life}
Putting Things in Perspective {When it Comes to Writing and Life} I’m a gold-star loving girl. Wouldn’t it be great if we went through life filling a gold-star chart and feeling appreciated for every small task we were to achieve? “Great dinner, Mom.” Gold star. “Thanks for the ride.” Gold star. “That’s the best book… [Continue Reading]
How to Juggle Parenting and Writing
I was interviewed recently by Dorothy Adamek at Australasian Christian Writers about all things writing! Check out part of the interview below and read the rest (including my writing process tips and more) here. As a fiction AND non-fiction writer, I imagine you’ve got several projects on your mind at the one time. Do you have any… [Continue Reading]