Archived Posts from: January, 2009

In a Time of Confusion, a Scripture I Needed

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There are advantages to having an Old Testament scholar and speaker as a friend. I am currently wrestling with one of my soul’s darkest nights, a nightmare whirl of confusion that has plagued mind and spirit. So she sent me here, reminding me of our true goal, our most blessed focus, and that the physical [...]

Monday Devotional: The Money Factor

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Quick intro: Sorry this is late. My brain has been fried the last week, and my goals to stay focused and disciplined are slipping. Crimson’s loss affected me more than I had realized, and it included a bill so large I’m now behind with all my other household bills. I have the money coming in, [...]

A Quick Thursday Note

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I did some writing yesterday! Not much, but every line is progress.
Today, however, is my first blog post at the Craftie Ladies of Suspense group blog. PLEASE check it out.
More tomorrow!

Marathon: Week One Blues

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I really don’t want to blog today, so this will be short. I’m exhausted and blue, craving sleep, yet not able to. Life is busy, as usual, and I’m feeling overwhelmed. The result: I have not written a word since starting my personal marathon on Sunday.
Nada. Zilch. Zippo.
0.
Today is NOT over, so I’m only counting [...]

Monday’s Devotional: Ask and You Shall Receive

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Then she said, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.Joshua 15:19 NASB
Throughout Scripture, women often appear on the scene as the voice of practicality. Abigail appealed to David’s understanding of God; [...]

Goodbye . . . and Hello

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My heart has an ache in it that has no answer. There’s a love missing from my life forever, one I took away last night and never brought home.
Crimson was a three-year-old peekapoo who ran out to greet me every night when I got home. She was my shadow, a fuzzy black and gray presence [...]

Marathon: Prepping for the 30-Day Draft

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On March 7th, I’m heading to Shreveport, Louisiana, to speak at the Written in the Stars Conference, hosted by the NOLAStars chapter of the RWA. This time the topic is “Marathon: Finishing Your First Draft in 30 Days or Less.”
Over the next few Wednesdays, I’m going to preview the topic here, with a few side [...]

Monday Devotional: You’re Looking Good

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You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
2 Corinthians 3:2-3 NIV
Rebecca checked [...]

A Friday Reflection: The Circle of Life

Filed in: Life | Wild Ramblings | Writing    Tags: Love Inspired Suspense | Teachers | The Taking of Carly Bradford
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I am really enjoying your manuscript. How do you ever think of such unusual things and make them so interesting? I hope to finish reading and return it to you when you come.
I am so proud of you.
This note arrived Christmas week, on a card from my first grade [...]