Many of us have tried to shed our efficiency or apologize for our drive to “do” because of the passage about Martha and Mary, in Luke 10:38-42. Martha was busy in the kitchen getting ready for company while her sister Mary sat listening at Jesus’s feet. Martha goes to Jesus and says: Lord, don’t you… [Continue Reading]
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Put Your Work Aside and Enjoy God’s Presence
The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple. 1 Kings 8:11 (NLT) Has there ever been a time in your life when you were so amazed at God’s presence that you simply had to pause? Pause to take Him in, pause to… [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]
Rewriting is the Real Work of Writing
Rewriting Is The Real Work Of Writing I get letters almost daily from people who want to write a novel. Most of them have started one, and some are close to the end of their book. But once the writing starts, the fears come quickly. We know what we want to say. We know what… [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]
Work-at-Home Mom and Work-at-Home Dad
We’ve launched a new adventure in the Goyer home. My husband, John, has a new job and has started working from home. Since I work at home as an author, that makes two of us. Yet, even though we’re both at home, our “styles” are amazingly different. Offices: Both John and I have offices. Just… [Continue Reading]