Posted by Julie on August - 31 - 2011
It’s Word-Full Wednesday! It’s that “Battery re-charge” for your week where God’s word is glorified. Go ahead, join us. Take an image and a verse from the Bible, post on your blog, and link your post URL to the Internet Cafe. Not only is it WFW…it’s our 15th anniversary. August 31, 1996 What makes this anniversary and this picture so special is that the lovely lady to my right in this picture is going to be a bride herself. There are so many things I want her to know. As beautiful as the [ Read More ]
Posted by Julie on August - 30 - 2011
*Guest post by Michelle Massaro Congratulations, Lisa T. Bergren, author of Waterfall! Lisa’s winning excerpt was discovered by COTT’s new Talent Scout, Katie McCurdy. You can read Katie’s review here. This YA title is being highly-praised by adults and is only the second YA title to win at Clash Of The Titles. Visit Lisa’s site to learn more about her. About the book: Gabriella has never spent a summer in Italy like this one. Remaining means giving up all she’s known and loved… and leaving means forfeiting what she’s come to know…and love itself. Most American teenagers want a vacation [ Read More ]
Posted by Julie on August - 29 - 2011
I’ve mentioned a few times that I consider myself a Charlie-in-the-box with a home base called Misfit Island. This summer as I networked with other women for different social and ministry reasons I met a few people who were in agony and couldn’t pinpoint what was going on. I saw it immediately because five years ago, it was me. These are folks who show signs of being a Misfit Island toy as well. Remember Rudolph’s trip there? They didn’t fit in, weren’t popular and to the world appeared to have something wrong. When Rudolph gets there being labeled feels like [ Read More ]
Posted by Julie on August - 28 - 2011
Every Sunday it’s a joy to share my own amateur nature pictures along with my thoughts on God’s love for you. I took this the hottest night of the summer where the humidity was panting at 81%. I spent the day in and out of stores getting groceries and school supplies. I needed new brakes. It was one credit card (check card) transaction after another, one in the sultry outdoors moment to the chilled hum of the A/C inside. I overdid it, didn’t have enough to drink and was just plain spent. I was in tears before I was finished [ Read More ]
