Words pour out of me – a torrent of expression and emotion. Stories, articles, journal rantings, blog posts. Revisions three or four times then a sending of the results to editors, publishers, agents. This is how I process grief, how I find my way through the valley and back to life. Future joy is hidden […]
One of the joys of coaching writers happens when I watch clients succeed. We brainstorm a title idea together and the a-ha lights our faces. The perfect cover dresses the front of the book while a teasing blurb fills the back. But oh the best – is the content that soars from an initial idea
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It takes a while to stop spinning. Like a tire with loosened lug nuts, the wheel spinning around its axis, the transition from full-time ministry into semi-retirement spins. The slowing down requires intentional rest. To be intentionally still – listening for God or just sitting in the sunshine causes a need for reboot. How can
So many people I know, including myself, are stuck – waiting for an answer to prayer – the answer that will help us move forward. We have prayed, fasted, cried out to God and yet – nothing. What is the block? What is holding back the answers? Is it just a matter of timing or
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How do we stay in hope even while our bodies unravel? How can we stay focused on today when each twenty-four hour period passes so quickly?
What are five questions that can help us make major decisions? How can we know we are living within God’s will?
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Since God is timeless, it is always a sweet surprise when I discover him working – right on time. A year ago, I bought a lovely journal to add to my stash. Never enough journals for a writer, you know This particular journal caught my eye because the cover was a quiet country scene with
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How often do we pray and pray for something, wait and wait longer while heaven seems to exist in an introverted silence?
How can we discover those vulnerable places of honesty so we can identify the desires of the heart?
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