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Guest Post: From Diet to Edit
When my friend Kelly told me that her new book, From Diet to Edit, would be releasing today, I asked if she would be willing to write a guest post for my blog. Kelly has long been pursuing a healthy lifestyle and has encouraged many to do the same. I’m delighted to have her share today. From Diet to Edit…
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Of Writers and Coffee
Six years ago I had the privilege of attending the Northwest Christian Writers’ conference with my friend Susan Marlow. That year I took the Greyhound bus over to Seattle, which was an adventure itself. I learned so much at the conference and enjoyed it thoroughly, but scheduling conflicts and other circumstances prohibited me from attending again. Until this year. Several months ago…
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Review: Courageous Love
My all-time favorite book series has got to be the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I was first introduced to them when my mother checked them out at the library to read to us at bedtime before I started school. The problem was, one chapter a night just wasn’t enough. I couldn’t wait to learn to read. Just…
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Pinterest-Inspired Bible Journaling
I’m still in the process of figuring out my preferred style of artistic Bible journaling. Right now I’m in practice mode and I’ve been saving a bunch of Bible journaling images I like on Pinterest. I’ve been finding encouragement in the Psalms lately. (Actually, always. Don’t you love the Psalms?) So I’ve been practicing my lettering and graphic design skills by…
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Free on Kindle Today
We don’t get very many sunny days in the middle of the winter here in north Idaho. I have to say, the winter sunshine may be the one thing I miss most about living in Denver. When we do have sunny days I try to sit near the window and soak it in. I crave that Vitamin D, you know.…
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Review: NIV Journal Bible for Girls
Bible journaling is a creative trend that I’ve been enjoying this past year. I enjoy spending time copying scripture and dwelling on it while I doodle. I’ve found that it’s a way to slow me down to think more deeply about scripture because I tend to read quickly and miss details. I shared a little bit about that last summer.…
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State of the Blog
Every now and then someone in real life will tell me that they love my blog. I’m usually a little surprised because often I didn’t even know they knew about it or read it. I have my blog set to automatically share my posts on my Facebook page and I know a lot of my readers follow it that way.…
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Review: A Spectacle of Glory
Usually when I share a book review it’s for a book I’ve finished. This time, I’ll admit, I have not yet read the whole book. That’s because it’s a daily devotional book, meant to be read throughout the year. Another thing that’s unusual about this review is that I don’t often use a devotional book. I know they are quite…
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Christmas Reading
As my daughter kindly puts it, I’m really not much of a Christmas person. That’s her kind way of saying I’m something of a Scrooge. I’m really not, but I don’t enjoy celebrating Christmas for 2 or 3 months. I don’t fully embrace the Christmas season until Thanksgiving is over and even then I like to keep things very simple.…
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Guest Post: The One-on-One Challenge
Have you noticed how much I’ve enjoyed the front porch this summer? It’s been fun to fix it up to be inviting and comfortable. I like to sit out there and watch the trains go by, listen to the cicadas in the evenings, and speculate about the traffic on Gray Street. More than that, though, I treasure the opportunity I’ve…
