To celebrate the release of Mother of Pearl: Luminous Lessons and Iridescent Faith I’m hosting an evening of chat, laughter, and encouragement on Facebook! I’ve invited the Pearl Girl contributors to join us on the evening of September 4th. I’d be so honored if you’d come too! We’ll be giving away a ton of fun…
You know the toothpaste commercials—4 out 0f dentists. Or the fine print on contests stating the chances of winning–1 out of 1,000,000. How about the odds they give for side effects during medical procedures? 1 out of 10,000 will experience… I realized years ago I’m always going to be that “One in…” and it will…
Get Ready to Spar! Clash of the Titles Unveils a NEW annual literary contest, THE OLYMPIA and it’s strictly for unpublished writers! Also, you will no longer need to be a previous Clash Champion in order to compete for the crown. Submissions open September 14, 2012, As always at COTT, the outcome of the…
Each Sunday I share an amateur nature photo I took along with a thought or two about God’s love for you. This was a picture snapped early in our 2010 Outer Banks vacation. By the end of the week, it was gone. It reminds me of a true…
Around late July I can feel the music cueing up. My feet start tapping. I’m humming the tune. The Kids-Go-Back-to-School-Hallelujah Song. By August I usually proclaim that on that first day of school, I will be dancing. One year I think I even said I’d be doing so on top of a table. …
Last week I mentioned Michael Hyatt’s recent post about changing blogging habits. It wasn’t that long ago the unwritten rule was to post several times a week. But trends change. Now it looks as if posts are less frequent so readers can absorb content, and free the blogger up to do other things and prevent…