My First Writer’s Conference
Today is a busy and fun day for me. I am leaving tomorrow morning for my first writer's conference! I found this gem of a conference at the end of last year and put it on the calendar. I had my heart set on She Speaks out in North Carolina, but that will have to wait...
Give Me Freedom! Or Give me Enough Comfort…
Lately I have been reading a historical fiction about the civil war. It has me looking at the war in a different light. I am not sure if it because I am seeing the complex issues through adult eyes, or if it simply being drawn in to the hypothetical lives of people...
My Hope…its not What you Think.
I have been taking the book of Psalm one chapter at a time. I thought I would blow through this, but my disdain for strict schedules seems to creep up in about 20 days. By then I was missing days and even battling the whispers of legalism. I have decided that God gets...
My Cycle of Growth
There's a pattern developing. I am just now seeing it! Wow! I tell you this turning 30 thing has really been worth stepping into a new decade for! I know it really is more of a coincidence than a true correlation, but maybe that it just what I needed. When I am...
Using Rest as a Weapon
It was invading my thoughts day and night. I would drift from the current happenings of life to the interactions of the past. I would rehash, over analyze and scour every detail of past events to see if I could have done better. The pressure to "do better" to be more...
Being in Love
I love you I'm just not in love with you. It is a cliche but it is possible. You can love someone in your life, but if you are not in love with them, then you are most likely not pursuing a relationship with them. You are complacent with where things are and maybe...