When I moved to Ohio, I was completely broken. Sure, I put two feet in front of the other and kept things going, but the grief hanging over me from the season nearly did me in. In a short order of months our daughter nearly died, my husband’s job changed from salary to benefits to…
It’s funny that I write fiction, because for a few years now, most of my reads have been non-fiction. I’ve wrestled with it, but came away with the revelation that writing books will give me an audience. Reading the books I have with equip me for the day when a remnant of that audience comes…
I’ve done a bit of traveling this fall, and it didn’t take me long to lament regarding the lack of foliage I was seeing. In NE Ohio, rains started last August and were pretty steady for a solid year. Flooding was a real issue. When I finally got to mow the back section of our…
Do you enjoy journaling? Are you curious about how to start? Ellie Claire is launching an online journaling club where we’ll share weekly devotionals, journaling prompts, podcast episodes (and behind the scenes goodies from those episodes). We’ll also have a monthly journal box giveaway! Request to join at https://www.facebook.com/groups/InspiredByLifeJournalingClub/ . When prompted, use my name,…
Interview with Natalie Chambers Snapp, Author of The Bathsheba Battle Has your life ever taken an unexpected turn, leaving you feeling hurt and stuck? In The Bathsheba Battle (Abingdon Press), Natalie Chambers Snapp helps women find healing and hope when things haven’t gone as they had planned. Bathsheba, typically misrepresented as an adulteress, is one of…
Although I have bad knees that dislocate easily, and thanks to that, I’ve stretched and hurt all the ligaments and whatever else is essential to the knee, I don’t physically use a crutch or cane. Yet. I also don’t write this post with any disrespect to anyone with a disability. But my post is important…