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Having recently returned from a writer’s conference I am acutely aware of the power of words – both spoken and written.

Choose to be Muzzled

Biblical EncouragementNovember 7, 2010302Views 0Likes 4Comments

As I read this Psalm this morning these words caught my attention. Psalm 39:1 says: I said, “I will guard my ways, Lest I sin with my tongue; I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle...” Having recently returned from a writer’s conference I am acutely aware of the power of words – both spoken and written. I tried to write…

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About My September Vacation

FamilySeptember 29, 2010328Views 0Likes 0Comments

Once again I would like to welcome all of you who have recently signed up for my newsletters – of course I would also like to say hello and thank you to those of you who have been following me for years. Years – yes, somehow it has been years since I started this blog. I’ve…

Should Christians respect Obama?

FamilySeptember 21, 2010317Views 0Likes 0Comments

First I wanted to welcome all those who have signed up for my newsletter. Thank you - It is our hope that you will be blessed by what we share on this site. Second, I wanted to thank those of you who were patient about receiving your products. Our family was on a much needed vacation and didn't…

There was jump rope, bike riding, reading, and of course, the necessary weeding the garden and doing chores, but there was also something else – time to get bored!

Some days I would like an opportunity to be bored, but then…

HomemakingAugust 22, 2010279Views 0Likes 0Comments

I remember long hot summer days – days that had plenty of time for pretend cooking under the back porch, which was one of my favorite shady, thus cooler, summer spots. I also enjoyed going into our grove behind the barn. There was one of my favorite things, an old horse driven plow. I would…

She just shrugged, “You know how it is,” she said (although I didn’t). “You always find time to spend time with someone you love.”"

Thoughts on Finding Time to be With Someone You Love

FamilyJune 2, 2010398Views 0Likes 0Comments

Years ago I read this little article about Bodie Thoene: Quiet Time "I interviewed Bodie Thoene years and years ago, before she was well—known in Christian publishing (although she was already a successful author—I just didn’t know). Listening to all she managed to pack into her life, I asked, “How do you make space for devotions?” She just…

Cleanse Us of anything You Cannot Bless

Biblical EncouragementMay 15, 2010360Views 0Likes 1Comment

As I began reading an e-mail, this line caught my eye and tugged at my heart. We have been discussing this very thing in our home off and on for several months. We’ve slid into making choices of good things, which has kept us from choosing the best things. It’s easy to understand wanting to kick…

If you are a writer, or even a wannabe writer, I would encourage you to consider attending a local writers' seminar.

MCWG Spring Writer’s Conference

Home BusinessApril 26, 2010328Views 0Likes 0Comments

MCWG Spring Writer’s Conference Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne Hello all my fellow writers and friends, My daughters and I were blessed on Saturday to be able to…