The Power of Encouraging Words
Earlier this month I received feedback and critique on my latest screenplay from the professional screenwriting website which currently…
May 29, 2024Earlier this month I received feedback and critique on my latest screenplay from the professional screenwriting website which currently…
May 29, 2024Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I…
March 3, 2024As I write, the holiday season has begun and most people are spending time with friends and family. The…
November 29, 2023“I’m going on a trip and I’m going to take an alarm clock,” Susie said. “I’m going on a…
May 3, 2023My grandfather walked away from the Lord. Once a pastor, Pappy left the ministry and held a few…
March 3, 2023These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever. Joshua 4:7 NIV The book of…
June 3, 2021Why do you write? I was pegged an expressive analytic in a personality test I took through my company.…
May 22, 2021The beautiful prose that came to mind in the shower somehow transformed into clunky sentences by the time I…
May 8, 2021Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God…
May 3, 2021Twenty-four years ago, I experienced one of the most embarrassing moments of my life: I fell off the commode…
April 29, 2021I read an article recently about actors that are great at what they do but not so great at…
April 6, 2021A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits…
April 3, 2021Years ago, I heard someone say, “Start by doing what you already know to do instead of worrying about…
March 11, 2021The long-awaited email from the agent arrives. With a trembling hand, you open it. Polite greeting, generic praise and…
March 7, 2021Jesus, always loving and full of joy, taught and shared his stories lavishly as he feasted with anyone who…
February 11, 2021After conquering the first challenging rock face, I paused to look down at the path we had just climbed.…
January 11, 2021The writer’s life is full of challenge and discouragement, rejection and struggle. The famous authors we admire surely never…
December 11, 2020You need to write, but you don’t feel like it. You have nothing to say, nowhere to start. You…
November 11, 2020Somewhere along the way doubts may have bubbled up and spilled over. Is the mystery, suspense, thriller genre still…
October 17, 2020For years, I taught full-time, but it never quite satisfied my longing to create—to put into practice what I…
October 11, 2020I hadn’t been careful enough, and the creature had my scent. Fight or flight, but there’s nowhere to run.…
October 7, 2020Expect rejection, and don’t take it personally. Just keep writing. God is in control. This is my mantra. Most…
September 11, 2020We’re all struggling in this craziness, but one thing is sure, we are writers! We push on and don’t…
August 25, 2020“So we rebuilt the wall… for the people worked with all their heart.” Nehemiah 4:6 (NIV) Nehemiah was a…
August 3, 2020“The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” Judges 6:12 (NIV) Did you know Gideon is listed in the Hall…
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