Life always seemed a little easier for me – not perfect, but not complicated all that much either. I had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I had mentors that I could question and grow from and with. Life was good. A series of events changed my life from a little easier to complicated beyond…
Face it – there are very few people that are out there writing just to send words through the air. Most people that are pursuing writing seriously want to make a few dollars along the way. Even those that fall into the “Christian” genre want to see a paycheck of some sort come their way…
My knowledge annoys my children. Homeschooling them means that I grade their papers. Even though I use a grade book, they still will challenge my corrections. The other always says, “You know she is never wrong.” Oh if that were only true how great would my life be? The trouble with my knowledge and education…
Writers must be professional if they want to be full time writers. Meeting deadlines, subject guidelines and word counts should be normal operating procedure. I am beginning to get the picture that being professional is not first on the minds of many writer artists. The last couple of days I have had several employers talk…
Esther danced through my thoughts the other day. There are so many times when I am asked to do something I know I am here to do and I avoid the issue because I do not want to have to pay the price of my time or deal with the inconvenience. Esther was asked to…
Being a writer can get expensive. There are the regular expenses of paper and ink the make a dent in the bottom line. Add in the new resources that come available online and in the store, then the conferences and finally the courses and classes and it is a wonder any writer can make a…
“I wish that I felt like doing something around the house when I get home.” If ever I needed an excuse to smack my husband in the head then this was the perfect excuse. Maybe he did not intend for his words to be so insulting, but they were. I did not hit him. With…
Time limits exist on each day. No matter how well you plan or prepare for each day there will still only be 24 hours in that day. Sometimes finding the time to juggle all of the different writing projects and jobs can be tough. Add in the day to day routine of the home and…
There are days when I willful walk past a sink full of dirty dishes. I see them but I pretend that they are not there. My real hope is that the elves living in my walls and under my floors will come out and clean the dishes instead of spending all of their time and…
I am full of it. The Christmas spirit always takes over my thoughts when the weather turns cold and all the leaves have fallen. Sometimes it does it when I turn the calendar to December. Alabama weather does not always cooperate with the holiday season. The joy and generosity of Christmas lifts my heart and…