Deitrich Bonhoeffer in his book, Psalms: the Prayer Book of the Bible, says: “All the prayers of Holy Scripture are summarized in the Lord’s Prayer, and are contained in its immeasurable breadth. They are not made superfluous by the Lord’s Prayer but constitute the inexhaustible richness of the Lord’s Prayer as the Lord’s Prayer is […]
Read MoreWhen the Roe vs. Wade court case was decided, I was in high school. I remember discussing the decision with a friend. Part of my friend’s argument was that they weren’t asking for abortion on demand, just for limited situations, such as when the mother’s life was in danger or cases of rape. It was […]
Read MoreIt puzzles me how, on the one hand, we will spend thousands of dollars in neo-natal care to preserve the life of tiny infants born prematurely, some as small as one pound, and at the same time abort fetuses that are the identical size. It doesn’t make sense to me. Is one a baby and […]
Read MoreWhen I set my writing goals for 2016, I said I would go back and set stretch goals for these. When I attempted to do so, I found resistance. My heart wasn’t in it. The goals I have already set are challenging yet manageable. I have no inclination to stretch them beyond this. It’s not […]
Read More“When you write your goal, rewrite it just a little bigger.” Kristen Lamb My writing goals for 2015 were simple and doable: To continue writing, both fiction and non-fiction. To explore audiobooks. To write a Kindle series. To become profitable. I’ve been fairly successful at completing these. I have continued writing. I’ve written and self-published […]
Read MoreI found it harder to get into NaNoWriMo this year than the last. It wasn’t until the third week that I hit my stride and started making significant progress. And then I had to go several days beyond the end of November to finish my novel. Why? I asked myself. Why was it so much […]
Read MoreThis past weekend, as many of you know, I participated in a writing marathon, or write-a-thon, “Go Green-Go Write!” The venue was wonderful, the press room of Spartan Stadium. They had drinks and snacks a plenty and other food options to purchase. There were a lot of interesting people and the press room has probably […]
Read MoreSix Reasons I Love being a Writer! I can soak in a tub and have it count as work time as I mull over plot, characters and more. I can go for long bike rides as I work on plot ideas, character development and clear my head. I get to sit in McDonalds or coffee […]
Read MoreAs I prepare for NaNoWriMo it helps to have a sense of humor. Check out this post by Kristen Lamb. https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/you-know-youre-a-writer-when-2/#like-18061
Read MoreNext week NaNoWriMo begins! I’ll be busy trying to write 50,000 words on the third book in my Dancing Through Life Series, A Slow Waltz. While participating in National Novel Writing Month, I won’t be doing my usual blog posts, however I will attempt to entertain you with pictures from my recent trip to Ireland! […]
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