I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound (Philippians 4:11-12, NKJV). Lately I can’t get the words to that wonderful old hymn “It Is Well with My Soul” out of my mind. In fact, I’ve been singing it all morning. [...] read more »
I'm going to give every day that I make a new post on the blog a theme to try and encourage myself to write more. I really need to build up the amount of posts, and I also need to write more often. Way, way more often. A couple of sentences on a bad day and maybe half a chapter of a story on a good day isn't cutting it, and everybody knows there's nothing better for your writing than putting limits on it. You know...like those writing prompts that tell you to write something without using certain vowels ... read more »
My son recently finished reading Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke. He loved the story but he said it made him feel sad that the book had ended. Funny that we continue to read when we’re immersed in a story—to pull from Maureens earlier post—only to rush to the end. It comes all too soon, especially [...] read more »
Lazy summer days or warm cozy evenings beside the fire. Which would you choose for enjoying a good read? It’s been raining here for days, and our backyard is a lake. Though snow is a rare event in central Louisiana, I love gray skies, whether they bring rain or snow. I’m sure Im in the [...] read more »
Its New Years Eve. A chance for new beginnings. We can have them any time, of course, but theres something about a new year that engages our minds in greater opportunities. Maybe its focus, or resolve. Maybe its that we spend more time thinking about our liveshow they are and how we want them to [...] read more »
The inner dreamscape is appealing When the temperature is falling and revealing I would rather read a book In my warm and cozy nook. I remember many cold cold days when I did not have the luxury to say I would rather read my book in my warm and cozy nook. Filed under: 12 Step [...] read more »
Tomorrow is Christmas, but I must admit that Christmas Eve has always been my favorite time of year. When I was a child it seemed magical, as we waited for Santa to bring us the gifts we would open the next morning. I know now, that though Jesus most likely wasnt born on the night [...] read more »
I have enough writing deadlines these days (which is a good thing) that my health might be suffering. Okay, there’s really no question. And that’s a bad thing. You see, I don’t have time to do much more than write, which means I’m sitting. A lot. I need to exercise. This isn’t about making excuses [...] read more »
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Union Square Press New York, NY 309 pgs $24.95 ISBN: 39277-69779-0 An approaching steamer, with its new so of other places and much-needed goods, generated plenty of excitement when it landed in San Francisco in 1854. On the decks, passen... read more »
