The past two Saturdays I’ve been conducting “Writing for Publication” workshops at the River Lights bookstore in downtown Dubuque. At one time, the building had been a grocery store, with an apartment above it. In the winter of 1959, a couple living in that apartment gave birth to their seventh child. That child was me. [...]
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Following Our Passions
Posted in faith, writing, tagged Cecil Murphey, grief, Knowing God, Knowing Yourself, passion, writing on May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Posted in writing, tagged Mary DeMuth, photo for 2012, Thin Places, writing on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Some people believe only in coincidences, rather than think God might have some master plan for their life. I feel sorry for those people. They miss out on so much. Their life is closed to the possibilities God might have in store for them. This past year, with all the doors that have opened to me, feels [...]
Five Important Lessons I Learned at Writer’s Conferences This Year
Posted in writing, tagged writer's conference, writing lessons on December 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Five weeks. According to my calendar, it has been five weeks since I returned home from the HACWN Writer’s Conference, and I still haven’t had time to process everything I learned. I do know I would highly recommend that writers attend conferences. This was only my second conference ever but both were amazing experiences I won’t soon forget [...]
Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving
Posted in writing, tagged talents, Thanksgiving, witing on November 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
More than a week has passed since I returned from the Heart of Christian American Writers Network (HACWN) conference. I still haven’t “recovered” from the very spiritual experience I had while there, and hope I never do. How does one follow up a blog posting like my last one? For those who have experienced something [...]
First Class Faith
Posted in writing, tagged faith, mother, writers conferenece on October 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Mom! Mom!” I woke up with a start, the sound of the voice still ringing in my ears. The voice had been my own. I’d been calling out to my mother so I could tell her about the envelopes. What is this? I’d wondered when the first envelope arrived in my mailbox, and then when [...]
On a Mission From Mom
Posted in writing, tagged creativity, HACWN Writing conference, mother, writing on October 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes It has been nearly a year since my mother’s death. One after another, each of my siblings have reached that milestone; a birthday without a greeting from their mother. I will reach that milestone on the [...]
Win a Free Book!!
Posted in books, writing, tagged Chicken Soup for the Soul: Answered Prayers, drawing on September 29, 2011 | 10 Comments »
I received my free author’s copies of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Answered Prayers and am looking forward to yet another giveaway on my blog. If you would like to enter the drawing for a free copy of this wonderful book that contains 101 stories of hope, miracles, faith, divine intervention and the power of prayer, [...]
My Summer of Content
Posted in homeschooling, learning, writing, tagged homeschooling, talent, writing on August 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You might think I’ve been on an extended summer vacation, considering how little I have blogged the last month or two, but other than our single dismal camping experience we have not taken a “summer vacation” per se. What has been a vacation for me has been the respite from homeschooling and all that it [...]
Homesick, Heartsick
Posted in writing, tagged craft of writing, creativity, writer's retreat on June 22, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I spotted the yellow sign before I turned into the driveway, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I’d expected it. After all, I am the one who signed the papers two days before, and I had been forewarned by an extremely upset daughter who had called me that night. “Why did you [...]
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