There just aren't enough hours in the day - or enough energy in our bodies - to do everything. I think we've all figured that out. But the trouble is we have a hard time choosing what things get the time and the energy. Sometimes we get to the end of the day and we… Continue reading Monday Motivation: 4 Ways to Cut Dead Weight from your Day
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Writer Wednesday: The Secret Life of Characters
Ever find that your characters lack dimension? That they seem more like cardboard cutouts than real people? Or maybe you find the opposite - your characters are so alive they do or say things you didn't expect. As a writer, you've probably experienced both. Even if you're not a writer, I imagine there are plenty… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: The Secret Life of Characters
Monday Motivation: Take Heart
Heard a great sermon yesterday about the stages of discipleship and it really applies to a lot of things, so I thought I'd share a bit of it here. Are you the kind of person who sets out with great intentions and plenty of confidence, but once you realize your limitations you want to quit?… Continue reading Monday Motivation: Take Heart
Monday Motivation: Watching the Lightning
Last night our son came downstairs (when he was supposed to be sleeping) and interrupted our evening TV time to say we hadtohadtohadtolookoutthewindowrightnow!Now it was a 50/50 chance whether we'd send him back upstairs and go on watching TV. After all, our son is famous for drawing our attention to a million (in our opinion… Continue reading Monday Motivation: Watching the Lightning
Writer Wednesday: Dig Deep
Ernest Hemingway once said "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." Now, Hemingway isn't my favourite author. Not even close. But he's got a point. Some of my best writing has come from those deep places in my heart - the hurts I've experienced, the greatest… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: Dig Deep
Monday Motivation: Finding your balance
We've all heard plenty about balancing our time. But let's face it: reality is we all bounce up and down like a yo-yo sometimes. Have you done it? Have you invested all your energy into one thing until you were spent, left exhausted with piles of neglected tasks? There are many things that demand our… Continue reading Monday Motivation: Finding your balance
My True Love Story
Today's my 13th wedding anniversary. I'm so grateful for every year we celebrate, especially given the state of marriage these days. But it's much more personal than that. You see, we almost didn't make it. The first two years of our marriage nearly did us in, between my depression coming to a head and my… Continue reading My True Love Story
Guest Post by Erin Hatton: What were you made for?
Here's a post I did for a new friend/writing buddy/fellow blogger & tweeter from Ireland. Are you doing what you were made for? Guest Post by Erin Hatton: What were you made for?.
Writer Wednesday: Write What You Know
Write what you know. It's a good piece of advice. But what I know is stay-at-home motherhood and the chaos of 4 children. I don't want to read about that! Why would I want to write about that? My passion is fantasy and historical fiction. So how do I write that and still write what… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: Write What You Know
Monday Motivation: Finding the Why
Ever had that moment where you look at the house you have to clean or the report you have to write or the manuscript you have to edit and say "Why am I even doing this?" (Parents of young kids who try to keep their house clean can really relate) There are plenty of things… Continue reading Monday Motivation: Finding the Why
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