Reposted from May 25, 2014: The subject of writing contests came up in a writers’ group that I belong to. One of the writers in the group was bemused because she was given feedback by the judges that doesn’t square with the feedback she’s gotten everywhere else, even from professional editors. How can this happen?
What do you know about introverts and the art of friendship? Reposted from September 16, 2013 A little background: The post was inspired by one of Matt Walsh’s blog posts titled, I’m An Introvert and I Don’t Need To Come Out of My Shell. Matt raised a lot of good points. The readers who commented
Reposted from September 9, 2013: I got into a theological discussion (two years ago now) with a friend. (and some of you are saying, “Uh oh!) It was a friendly discussion! Really! She wanted to know why some people write God’s name as G_d. I don’t know for sure. I have some ideas on it though… My
Reposted from August 21, 2013: Trust is a delicate thing, and yet it makes the world go round. We can’t live without trust. Our economy is built on trust. Relationships live or die on trust. Marriage, peace treaties, and trade agreements all are made possible by trust that the parties involved will honor their agreements.
Reposted from June 20, 2013: A friend, Diane Graham, took objection to a slideshow someone else made of things that make women happy. While I understand her objection; many of the items pictured and discussed were very shallow; I can also understand how simple things can be an uncomplicated source of happiness. And I thought–why
Reposted from June 8, 2013: You’re invited to take a Tour of the Grounds of Hearthing Castle! Click on either the picture at top, and the link should take you to view the video presentation. A little more information about Hearthing Castle: It isn’t your typical castle. This castle only exists on paper. Aside from
Reposted from May 29, 2013: The Bible is not a picky-eater buffet; the Bible is a 66 course meal. My credentials that are relevant to this post: I graduated from Columbia International University in Columbia, SC with a degree in Bible. When you’re eating at a buffet, you get to choose which dishes you’re going
Creatures of Astarkand: the Fleuder Reposted from May 21, 2013 I was rummaging through my hard-drive looking for old, random files to delete when I came across this photo my good friend, Heidi Kortman, took a while back of a fleuder. If you have read my books, then you are already aware of the odd
Reposted from May 17, 2013: I’m not a very big fan of loud noises, bright lights, or a big crowd. This is a good thing, because I have chemical sensitivities, and tend to have negative medical reactions to the toxic chemical concoctions people wear on their hair and bodies, and wash their clothes with these
Reposted from May 13, 2013: A cicada shell makes a great metaphor for a car– My daughter sent me a creative writing assignment to print (her computer and the printer don’t like each other). This little story was so good, that I thought I would share it with you. First comes the hesitant entering of