Do you sometimes abandon efficiency and choose the scenic route? I do. While running errands, I drive out of my way to visit my favorite fall site—a street in our town lined with gingko trees. When the temperature cools, the green fan-shaped gingko leaves transform into bright splashes of yellow.…
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Help a Sister Out
What joy to welcome my guest blogger today. Wife, mom, and writer extraordinaire, Dawn Bata is a new friend. When you read her short post, you’ll want to click on the book photo link at the bottom to check out her ebook. Her bio is there as well. You may…
Stir Encouragement into Fellowship
Butterflies danced the rumba in my stomach. What will they think? This may be embarrassing. Do I even belong here? Have thoughts like mine ever pestered you? Two years ago, my friend, Robin Dance and I started a local chapter of Word Weavers International, a Christ-centered writing critique group. At…
Fresh New Mornings
Ah! The freshness of a brand new day. The smells of spring and the sound of bird choruses are as bright and new as the dew glistening on the grass. Patterns of sunlight stream through the trees creating patterns on the ground. Yesterday is a memory; tomorrow is yet to…
God Is Speaking Encouragement. Are You Listening?
When our daughter was three years old, she would take my chin in her little dimpled hand and turn my face toward hers before she made a request. She wanted to ensure she had my undivided attention when she asked for cookies or described something she saw outside. Do you…