Conference Season!
It's that time of year folks - time for conferences! While the ACFW Conference isn't until September (and I AM going this year!!), next week I'll be attending my first conference. This year I'm going to the Festival of Faith & Writing at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.I can't [...]
The Sacred Journey by Charles Foster
"When Yahweh became a man, he was a homeless vagrant. He walked through Palestine proclaiming that a mysterious kingdom had arrived...He called people to follow him, and that meant walking." ~ Charles FosterI was excited to read Foster's idea on pilgrimage. It's not a topic about which I've studied much, [...]
Wednesday’s Weekly Writing (W)Prompt
Today's writing prompt is brought to you by www.creativity-portal.com:Silhouetted against a window, a girl appears to be engrossed in the book she is reading. When was the last time you were completely engrossed in a book? What was the title of the book? What was it about the book that [...]
Cutting Back to Take the Leap
My Spring Break is almost over...on Tuesday I'll once again be teaching teenagers. I don't want to go back.After Christmas break I did SO well working on my novel. I also started submitting more and more articles to the local papers for which I write. Things were going well! And [...]
People Think I’m Creative!!
Aww...she likes me! Thanks to Jill Kemerer for awarding me with "The Creative Blogger Award". As a fellow fiction writer, she has confidence in my ability to make stuff up and have seem believable! Here's what I mean - the rules:1. Thank the person who gave this to you.2. Copy [...]