“You are not all that.” My husband threw the words at me to hurt me. I knew why. I had been stirring the pot and he threw them in a fit of frustration. I caught the words and looked at them for what they were. It would have been easy to throw some words back…
The pastor introduced himself to me and then to Keith. He shook our hands and took a moment to get to know us. He asked Keith a couple of questions, and when I began to add to Keith’s answer, the pastor put his hand over my mouth. If you’ve met me, you have a feeling…
I have learned to motivate others to get to where I want to go. The more I reach out to help others, the further I find myself down my own path to writing success. Helping others – in that pure of heart helping others and not that devious I plan to get something out of…
“He is a professed serial killer.” I read the words again, certain that what I had read had been a mistake. It took a few more reads before it began to sink in – and my stomach began to turn. I knew him – or I guess it would be more correct to say that…
[tweetthis]Success begins and ends with relationships. [/tweetthis] The amount of time and effort I invest in others will directly determine the place I land in my journey to success. I continue to reach out on a daily basis and enjoy the new connections and the relationships growing up from these connections. I know that I…
I won, and I won long before the deadline ran me over. National Novel Writing Month always presents a challenge for me. I home school three boys. I write full-time. I have responsibilities that find a way of distracting me from the words I need to write. This year was no different – in fact,…
You have to write – no matter what you are trying to accomplish with your writing career or what your niche. Writing is the only required element for being a successful writer. I began pursing writing full-time several years back. I started out writing content for other websites, found my way into a local paper,…
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord will reward you. “He called.” I had crumbled to the floor and was still holding the phone in my…
“Where do you get your ideas?” The question gets poised to me at least four times during every event I attend as an author. “I would run out of ideas.” They often add. “I just look around.” I tell them. It is true. The idea for the stories can be everywhere. I once wrote a…
Balance takes effort. It takes practice. It takes focus. Finding balance in the different aspects of my life – the spirit, the mind, and the body – brings opportunity and prosperity in abundance. Balance leads me to that place where nothing is missing and nothing is broken. I just have to find my balance to…