
One Very Important Lesson Dorothy Taught Me – Remember Your Why
Can’t you give me brains?” asked the Scarecrow. “You don’t need them. You are learning something every day. A…
September 26, 2015Can’t you give me brains?” asked the Scarecrow. “You don’t need them. You are learning something every day. A…
September 26, 2015Do you ever feel like “just a writer?” “Just” a wannabe author? “Just” a wordsmith who spends hours inventing…
September 24, 2015Over the summer, I got my biggest freelance contract ever. It’s contract work for an educational company, so my name isn’t…
September 21, 2015We all sometimes wonder why we write. Nagging doubts and questions invade our minds: “No one wants to read…
September 20, 2015We all sometimes wonder why we write. Nagging doubts and questions invade our minds: “No one wants to read…
September 19, 2015You paced around the house all day doing unnecessary chores. You read an article on writing. You rearranged stuff on…
September 11, 2015I write with one desire—the transformation of lives. I believe God has equipped me over the years through various…
August 17, 2015I had just settled on our front porch swing with my yellow legal pad and favorite pen when Katie,…
August 16, 2015Discouragement happens to everyone at one time or another. When it visits creative writers, we sometimes begin to doubt.…
August 13, 2015‘You have plenty of courage, I am sure,” answered Oz. “All you need is confidence in yourself. There is…
August 9, 2015Have you ever received a negative review of your writing? You know, the kind that makes you want to…
August 8, 2015Devotions: Seeds to Grow Faith I still have a copy of the first sermon I ever preached. Imagine trying…
August 2, 2015I’ve been to many writers conferences and even serve on the planning committee of one event, and I always…
August 1, 2015Who you are is your identity. What you do is your vocation, your calling, or your talent. But it’s…
July 26, 2015Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.”…
July 25, 2015I slogged through composing an article, retyping the same sentence six or seven times. The sentence was too short,…
July 21, 2015Writers who listen are writers who learn. If we’re so busy pitching our ideas and promoting our writing agenda,…
July 14, 2015Do you know that God has your number? Discouragement tries to rob us of the reminder of the nearness…
July 12, 2015“Mom, I think Tina could make a sermon illustration out of a booger.” I saw the two of them…
July 11, 2015Navigating the publishing world can be a humbling experience. We write a piece that we think is going to…
July 5, 2015The fruit of any writer is words, alphabetic compilations skillfully woven together into sentences and paragraphs that may eventually…
June 28, 2015Shame is an incredible de-motivator. Shame whispers questions and breathes doubt into our hearts and minds, stifling our creativity…
June 27, 2015I’ve often pondered why I write, and what does it mean to be a writer. Sometimes I labor over…
June 25, 2015We can share life-changing words to weary people. I love it when God packs a whole sermon into one Bible…
June 24, 2015Don’t you love lessons in patience? Me, neither. Patience doesn’t come easy for me, so, when I became a…
June 21, 2015