Why you should take a social media break
August. It’s fast becoming my favorite month of the year because I take a break from social media.
Spiritual health
A Rose of Another Color
On a recent camping trip, I stopped to smell the roses and learned a lesson about aging. A rose by any other color…no, that’s not how Shakespeare said it. The day dawned with cloudless blue skies. Joy! I would spend the day with my sister who was driving from Lincoln City to the campground in …
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The Reflections Series is Complete
Today, we welcome Mary of Bethany into the Reflections family. Although her paperback has been live for several weeks, today’s the official birthday for digital copies. Believe me, that’s something Miss Mary never would have conceived of during her lifetime. Take a look at this cover. It’s a thing of beauty. Orphan to Saint: A …
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The Reflections Guide
I love a good title. That’s why this one makes me smile. It could mean this post will tell you all about the Reflections series. It could mean that. But it doesn’t. Instead, this post is about a particular section in each of the Reflections books that I called the “Reflection Section.” It’s basically a …
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Rest: My Word for the Year
Perhaps your 2020 started off with fireworks and much anticipated excitement for a new year, or perhaps it started off weary from the burdens you carried over from 2019. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the things that need to get done or the dreams you want to accomplish or maybe you simply want to …
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When the Passion is Gone
Passion is the stuff of romance and marriage, right? It’s also the heart of great creative endeavors. So what do you do once the passion jumps a train and head south? I know it sounds like this could be the title to a bad movie. Or maybe another Bridges of Madison County story line. But …
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My 40-Day Challenge
Am I the only one to notice this trend of challenges? Whether it’s a 21-day no sugar challenge or a 30-day clean eating challenge or my own 30 days focusing on gratitude challenge, it seems like challenges are everywhere. I recently finished a 40-day challenge. I purposely left what type of challenge it was out …
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Third Glimpse behind the Curtain
Tomorrow is my birthday. Let’s celebrate by ME giving YOU another free peek inside my latest book. A Pondering Heart is the first in a series of biblical fiction that stretched both my faith and my writing ability. But you don’t care about that. You’ve read chapter one and chapter two, and now you’re ready …
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Your Next FREE Look Into Mary’s Heart
Happy December, faithful reader of this blog. Welcome to chapter two of A Pondering Heart: Anna huffed, arms crossed over her chest, when she shuffled down into the small room she shared with Father. Father and I had spent time together in the evenings since before my mother died. He taught me to read, write, …
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Merry Christmas from Mary
This month, I’ll be giving away the first three chapters of the first book in my Reflections series. That’s right. If you follow the blog, you’ll get to read the first three chapters (one per week) without investing more than your time. Of course, I hope you get invested in the story. I hope you …
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