Love… One Sip At A Time // A Valentine Tea Party
I started hosting tea parties in an older home propped as pretty as you please on the corner of a quiet street. A family of four in a two-bedroom, one-bath home made for a tight fit, and tea parties felt downright snug, but no one would change a thing. Some teas were scripture-based, and others celebrated holidays, but every time, the room filled with the scent of scones, floral tea, and...
Brokenness in the Sand
Went in search of the lovely, the whole, the meaningful ones.Discovered the faded, the broken, the useless ones.Returned with a grateful heart as the Creatoralso discovers the faded, the broken, the useless ones—making them whole,calling them Beloved.Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise. You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in...
Tropical Tuesday
Beach time has many benefits—one being the beauty of the "Plan B".Plan A, i.e. sunny day: Awaken early, enjoy a cup of coffee, head to the beach.Plan B, i.e. rainy day: Sleep in, enjoy two cups of coffee, read, write, or play games.It's all...
First Draft Tips
"I always do first drafts of my poems on yellow paper. Because yellow paper means it is just a draft, I am much braver and more wild than I would be on white paper. Those yellow-paper scribbles make me more free than I would be on the computer where everything looks like a final copy." - Penelope Scambly SchottSage Cohen shares the above quote in her book The Productive Writer, in addition to...
My Friday Fave
Years ago, I omitted milk from my diet after a general surgeon told me God never intended adults to drink cow milk. I felt much better as a result—but I've missed my cereal.This week, I found Flaxmilk "Original", a non-dairy product that has literally opened new doors for me. Okay, so the doors are golden yellow, constructed from cardboard, and have little mini-wheats dancing on the...
The Writing World According to John-Boy
Yes, John Boy. (OK, so it's been a slow week 🙂 In The Chicken Thief episode, Ben received a letter from Liberty magazine saying he’d won a poetry contest, but guilt plagued him as his poem on winter closely resembled that of his brother's poem on spring. Enter John-Boy, who quickly put Ben’s mind at ease by sharing that writers have been inspiring other writers for hundreds of years, adding...
Top 5 Favorites on My Beach List
As a professed list-addict, I begin preparing for our family beach trip weeks in advance. Below are the top five favorite things you'll find on this year's beach list:Books: (1) Call of a Coward by Marcia Moston, won 1st Place in the Women of Faith Writing Contest. Marcia is in our Upstate Fellowship of Christian Writer's Group and I'm proud to call her "friend". (2) Rooms by James L. Rubart....
Suspicions Confirmed!
Visiting Mary DeMuth's insightful & inspiring Web site is a delight to the eyes as well as the soul. While perusing her site last week, I came across this post.Regardless if you consider yourself a writer or not, the main idea is the same: true and lasting validation comes only from the Lord—not from a job, a spiritual gift, a bank balance—or, as Mary points out, a publishing contract....
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