Are You Ready to Write a Big Sky Novel with Me? Are you passionate about writing sweet romance in a unique Amish community, with a meaningful faith arc for your characters? You might be a Sunrise author in the making! Write a Big Sky Novel with Me I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be… [Continue Reading]
Writing
5 Keys to Making Space for Life-Giving Relationships
These 5 keys to making space for life-giving relationships can help you find balance when relationships seem off-center. There is a way to retain friendships but support the time constraints we need to foster our own inner peace and nurture those most important to us. This week we welcome Emily Grabatin to the blog to… [Continue Reading]
The Real History of St. Patrick
Do you know the Real History of St. Patrick? St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays, and no, I’m not Irish. (Well, maybe just a wee little bit.) I’m also not hoping for a bit of luck or to find a leprechaun or a pot of gold. Instead, my love for this holiday… [Continue Reading]
A Time to Forgive ~Flash Fiction
There’s a time for everything under the sun–including a time to forgive. In this flash fiction piece, I explore how forgiveness comes when we share our stories. This Black History Month I feel honored to be a guide sharing a tour of the location of the 1957 riot at Central High School in Little Rock,… [Continue Reading]
Honoring Black History Month
In February we’re honoring Black History Month and I believe the best place to start is by educating ourselves. I’m sharing these resources with you in hopes that they foster the hope and reconciliation our culture so desperately needs. Learning is a great place to connect and these resources are a great place to start…. [Continue Reading]
Five Simple Ways to Lift Your Spirits
**Scroll below to win The Giving Manger for your family!** This Christmas you can use these five simple ways to lift your spirits and the hearts of those around you as well. By choosing to look outside yourself, you–and your family–can be blessed and be a blessing in this season of the greatest gift of… [Continue Reading]
Must Try Recipe: Sherry’s Best Pecan Pie Recipe
I love Sherry Gore’s recipes–I mean, they are beyond delicious! So I was so excited to be able to publish some of her recipes in my book Made With Love. Today, I want to share with you a favorite of mine. Enjoy Sherry’s Best Pecan Pie Recipe. Sherry’s Best Pecan Pie Recipe PDF Sherry’s… [Continue Reading]
How to Ruin Your Writing Day
If you want to know How to Ruin Your Writing Day look no further–there’s always something to distract you from the job at hand. Don’t let the things on this list pull you away from writing the book God has called you to write. You can have a great writing day if you avoid these… [Continue Reading]
2020 is Just a Chapter of Our Stories | Bonnie Clark
Enter to win a copy of Taste Your Words!a Rafflecopter giveaway 2020 is Just a Chapter of Our Stories. But with perseverance, we can lean into what God has for us in this season and not survive–but thrive. Today our guest Bonnie Clark shares how God is moving in her through the challenges of this… [Continue Reading]
Walk It Out #121: Put Your Pen to Paper with Kennisha Griffin
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Put Your Pen to Paper with Kennisha Griffin Does your story matter? You know my answer is a great big YES! Sometimes we feel silly for taking time to put our words—our stories—on paper, but my friend Kennisha Griffin is… [Continue Reading]
How to Write a Novel
I get asked how to write a novel at least once a week (it seems). First, because readers are curious as to how a story that is fresh and exciting and filled with true-to-life characters comes out of an author’s mind. Second, because they have an inkling to do it themselves. How to Write a… [Continue Reading]