Corridors of Childhood Memories, Part 4
A little girl attends Vacation Bible School at Fairforest Baptist Church in Fairforest, SC, her grandparent's church. Years later, after a painful divorce, she was determined to give church another try, both for herself and especially for her two young sons, so she...
Corridors of Childhood Memories, Part 3
Both places above, located in Fairforest, SC, bring a smile to my face as they remind me of "PaPa", my dad's father. For years, the building now known as "Leo's TV" served as the country store. I was very young when PaPa managed the store, so I don't have many...
Corridors of Childhood Memories, Part 2
The location has changed, but the glaze-filled calories have not. As a little girl, I would often join my grandparents out for Friday night dinners, and almost always we'd end up here, at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. They liked to eat in instead of taking it home, and it's...
Corridors of Childhood Memories, Part 1
In their book, "Writing Life Stories", Bill Roorbach and Kristen Keckler, PhD, encourage readers to take a stroll through the corridors of their childhood memories.I continue to work through the book, but to say it's been an eye opening experience is an...
My Friday Fave
Flea market finds from a few weeks ago... antique wire baskets with weathered leather and wood-worn handles. All for 2.00. A favorite verse comes to mind as I plant lovely flowers in my flea market find... "God has made everything beautiful in its time." Eccl. 3:11
It Takes A Group to Raise a Writer
This became especially evident to me while putting the finishing touches on my first submission for the Chicken Soup series. Why?During today's Upstate Fellowship of Christian Writer's group, I received beneficial feedback that moved me one step closer to the "submit"...
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