InCoWriMo stands for
International Correspondence Writing Month… here’s my journal.
“Once you are Real, you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.” Skin Horse (Velveteen Rabbit)
My dear dedicated readers… I owe you an explanation. My high hopes and plans for getting the posts done last week were thwarted by the prep for Thanksgiving. I kept telling myself that I’d have plenty of time to get it… Continue Reading →
She sits in a rolling recliner with her eyes half closed. Four years ago, she used to sit in a chair outside the children’s ministry bathrooms making sure those little boys washed their hands. I walk up to her and… Continue Reading →
I’m continuing to look back where I’ve been in this part 2 of 4 – 40 years of discipleship. Discipleship is quite a mouthful. Depending on who you talk to, it can mean a formal relationship where one person (typically younger)… Continue Reading →
From the Back Cover: “We’re all getting older. How do we make the second half of our lives the best half? Forty incredible women of faith from 40-85 tackle aging anxieties head-on – and upend them with compelling first-person stories… Continue Reading →
I’m sure you’ve seen people posting their daily “thankful things” on social media. November is about thankfulness but more than that… it’s about being aware of right now and remembering. Steven Curtis Chapman’s single “Remember to Remember” stopped me in… Continue Reading →
From the Back Cover: “Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily’s fierce hearted… Continue Reading →
Welcome back for the final post of our Mean Girls series! Here’s the first installment if you’d like to catch up. This post will focus on some practical ways to navigate the mean girls in our lives as well as… Continue Reading →
In honor of Hobbit Day this past Saturday… here’s my ode to Tolkien – and his good friend Lewis. This post contains affiliate links. From the Back Cover: “J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis enjoyed one of the most consequential friendships… Continue Reading →
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