Last night I sat here for three hours and couldn’t think of a thing to write. And to think that followed my post on head pain! Oh, I had lots of ideas. But nothing I thought anyone would really care about reading. I flipped through page after page of writing books looking for inspiration. Nothing. […]
I am Here–This is Now
Dennis and I got these T-shirts at our first Celebrate Your Marriage conference. I don’t remember how Jay and Laura explained the original meaning, but my takeaway was this: I am here. This is now. Not the past. Not the future. Now. The present. Celebrate now. Now. Not fretting about yesterday’s mistakes, failures, hurts, or […]
Blessed Beggars
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 I traveled to Kenya during the past week. Not in body, but in spirit. Images described and photos posted by the Compassion Bloggers seared my heart. I sloshed through mud and garbage with them. I pinched my nose against the […]
How to Capture Shower Ideas
They pelt my head like little needles. Batter my brain. Tease me. Sometimes I see them dancing on shampoo bubbles. They dart in the shallows like little minnows and nibble at my toes. Then they swirl away. Gone. Down the drain. Sometimes they laugh at me and leap over the edge. I jump out after […]
Goodness in a Gideon
And God saw that it was good, very good. How could it be otherwise? Because He is good. He IS good. Good IS God. His essence is goodness. Godness is goodness. God puts the “oo” in goodness. Indescribable. Uncontainable. Ooooo! From the creation of the universe to the structure of our bodies to every event […]
Wordless Recreation for Writers
“Too much reading is very bad indeed.” Yep, you read that right. That’s what Dorothea Brande said in her classic book, Becoming a Writer. Say what? She says writers tend to take too many “busmen’s holidays.” In other words, they tend to spend their “off time” doing writing-related activities (such as reading or talking shop), […]
Go Here. I Dare You!
If you don’t want to be uncomfortable, don’t go here. If you don’t want to weep, don’t go here. If you want to see some beautiful pictures, go here. If you want to read about an organization and a group of bloggers who are being changed, go here. If you want to feel like you’re […]
How Do You Track Article Submissions?
Tracking submissions the old-fashioned way I excavated some memories from deep within the burial grounds of an old filing cabinet. Here’s an example of how I used to track article submissions. This little devotional (saved on white carbon tissue) had some adventures and ultimately found a home at Living With Hope for a grand payment […]
Classic Medical Bloopers
The church bulletin bloopers posted over at Author Culture last week inspired me to collect some from the medical world. Luckily we know the true meanings. Or do we? 1. Apparently the next day she developed this rash on her hands, and the feet had gone away. 2. The patient left the hospital feeling much […]
Be Happy!
Would you like to be happy? I would! I still remember the pageant question I drew from the bowl. “What does happiness mean to you?” Ummmm . . . I blathered some kind of nonsense, and my mom said afterward that I could have said something like, “Happiness would be not having to answer a […]
