Reading as a Writer
“We are quite persuaded that the very best way for you to be spending your leisure, is to be either reading or praying. You may get much instruction from books which afterwards you may use as...
Continue ReadingTake A.I.M. at Your 2024 Goals
January 1 is a fresh start, a new beginning, a clean slate. It’s the time of year to take stock of last year’s victories and defeats; assess how each was accomplished; and set goals for the days, months...
Continue ReadingDream First, Goal Set Second
Daydreaming is a form of spontaneous, imaginative thinking that occurs when our minds wander and we create vivid mental images or scenarios. Daydreaming about the future involves envisioning different possibilities and scenarios we want to experience...
Continue ReadingThe Still, Small Voice of Christmas
Christmas and social media — what do you think? Perfect together or perpetually stressful? For me, both. The lyrics, memes, messages, images and posts from other Christians bring joy to my heart. At the same...
Continue ReadingHow To Make Gratitude a Way of Life
Do you keep a record of God's faithfulness in your life? I bought my first Godstops journal in 2011; the “stop” is an acronym coined by Beth Moore for “Savoring the Observable Presence.” It wasn't anything...
Continue Reading3 Questions To Ask When Creating Your Next Freebie (and How To Do It)
Whether you are someone who’s been making free resources for a while or if you’re overwhelmed at the thought of even trying to create one, here’s what’s true: It’s easy to feel stumped by how best...
Continue ReadingMind Over Matter: Starting off the New Year Right!
It’s a new year! Cue the confetti! Wait! What’s that? Feeling a little shy to enter the new year? I SO hear that! The past couple of years, I have struggled immensely as...
Continue ReadingOne Person’s Hope May Depend on Your Investment of Kindness
Some of my most intimate friendships formed while attending conferences for writers. In fact, if not for the selfless investment of kindness from a new friend, my first conference experience may have been my last. Continue Reading
The Value of a Heart Set Right
If I were going to run a long race, I’d have an idea of what it would take. It would obviously be physically taxing, but I could train for that. It would be mentally taxing, and...
Continue ReadingShould you keep writing if no one is reading?
I spent hours crafting what I thought was the perfect blog post. I wrote, rewrote, took some time and wrote again. Then I had my husband (who, granted, is not a writer but is an honest...
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