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I’m still here! I know it has been several weeks since I’ve posted. I’ve been working on a few writing projects that have taken up most of my hard-to-find spare time- a story for an upcoming Focus on the Family book (yay!), a few new articles, and a book review for my former professor, mentor, and friend…

My husband had a seminary professor tell him once that if you ever go into a church or anywhere for that matter to preach or speak that you should always first thank your audience for having you. Because the truth is that no one has to listen to you. No one has to spend an hour under your teaching…

In college and seminary, I wrote primarily for magazines. I had no idea who my readers were personally. I didn’t have a blog, Facebook, Twitter or an i-Phone. Shortly after I got married, I joined Facebook. Then after a writer’s conference in 2007, I was encouraged to start a blog. A few years later I joined Twitter for the purpose of networking with other writers and authors but I wasn’t sold on it for a while. I questioned…

God interrupted my story the summer after I graduated from college. I interned at a Christian publishing company in Nashville. I loved my work and what music city had to offer. I wanted to plant roots there but…

For over a year now, I’ve wanted to convert my blog to the Standard Theme. I first heard about it on Michael Hyatt’s leadership blog and was very impressed with the layout and look. What caught my eye was the crisp, clean look and how they designed the theme to …

For my next blog post, I thought it would be fun to include you in the creative process. I’d love for you to write the title for me! Then, I will write my next post based on your title. If there is a certain topic you’d like for me to write …

In September 2007, I attended the North Texas Christian Writer’s Conference. At that time, I was a year out of getting my Master’s, I’d interned for two well-known Christian publishing companies, I’d been published in several magazines and contributed to two teen books. But I was itching for more. I …

Danielle helped me realize that the Reader for my blog needed to be updated. She wasn’t receiving updates from my site. I’m sorry if you haven’t been getting updates in your reader either! I created a new feed address so you’ll have to resubscribe if you’d like to receive blog …

For a while now, I’ve loved using Facebook to post info about new blog posts and articles on the account Jeremiah and I share. It’s been great getting feedback from friends I know personally. Well on Friday it dawned on me that I could create a Facebook page specifically for …