Today, it happened. This was one of those days that resulted from the accumulation of many other days all piling up together – and it was an AMAZING experience. Things come by God’s timing and not by mine. Too often, my impatience steps in to drive the point in the direction I desire. That puts…
We cleaned the house and cleared the clutter. The space makes me happy. It also means that when anything gets out of place I am quicker to notice and to call a mass reclean from the whole family. I have changed, or at least my cleaning habits have changed. Change did not happen overnight. It…
Writing for a living can get expensive. Payments seem to avoid coming in on a regular schedule and prefer to keep me guessing. Guessing makes a budget cringe. The last couple of years have required major money managing skills. The writing income has carried the bulk of the family expenses. Learning how to juggle the…
1 Kings 19:11-12 “and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in…
Normal cannot exist in a home with three boys, four dogs and a crazy, outdoor cat – not to mention a husband. I work in the center of the chaos which adds to the unique qualities of my situation. The other night, my oldest son created a new game. He tied a plastic spider to…
Every writer that has ever wanted to be a success needs to remember one simple idea: always persist at getting better at what you do. That one concept can carry anyone, from the athlete to the executive, to the highest levels in the field. Maurilio Amorim over at the A Group reminded me of that…
I found a friend today. It would be more accurate to say that I refound him, since only the connection had been lost. Life came along, and we both went separate directions. Facebook brought us back together. Just seeing the smile of my friend and remembering the support and encouragement he always sent my way…
Setting prices as a freelancer scares many writers. Entrepreneurs in all fields that have to ask for pay for services often struggle to put a value on those services. This Wednesday we are wandering over to Freelance Folder where Laura Spencer has done a thorough job of providing a map for freelancers to develop a…
Wednesdays are going to be days that I take to wander around the internet and stop in at those websites for writers that catch my eye. My blog feed pours out amazing wisdom every day and I could spend the whole day visiting these great sites (and not getting anything else done). On the flip…
The door closed. Everything seemed to be moving in the right direction. My attitude was changed. My choices were for action. And then the door just slammed shut in my face. I stood there in shock. “What is this all about, God?” I knew that I was speaking my faith and then backing the words…