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5 Ways to Find Joy in Your Writing Journey
Today I’m thrilled to have a guest post for you by Nancy I. Sanders. If you don’t know Nancy, she’s a bestselling and award-winning children’s author of more than 100 books including Bedtime With Mommy with End Game Press. She loves…
Your Pain Matters Too
There’s something I’ve been thinking about the last few days and God keeps bringing it to mind. That usually means He wants me to share it with you! We’re living in a crazy world right now. Honestly, it’s a little hard to keep up with all the tragedies that are happening across the globe. It seems every time I turn on the news or open social media there’s one more thing to pray about.
I don’t know about you, but…
Sunflower Fields and Car Rides
After so many days in the house feeling sick, my dad took me for a car ride to look at some beautiful sunflower fields. I brought my camera along and took some photos out the car window.
A Bitter Disappointment
mom and I learned of the Mississippi River Readers Retreat. A retreat with some of our favorite authors? Yes please! We signed up and made plans for a long girls weekend in Little Falls, MN. Then Covid hit and the retreat was postponed until…
The Second Half of ‘My Grace Is Sufficient’ We Keep Forgetting
What if, on a really hard day when everything is going wrong and you feel just awful, a friend cheered for you. “You feel weak? they ask. “That’s awesome!” Is it? Is it really? Well, yeah, it could be. After you get over the initial shock of their perceived insensitivity, you realize their cheering is actually biblical. What you see as a weakness, they see as…
Half a Century of Love
This weekend we’re celebrating my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. Half a century of married life is a pretty big deal and is deserving of a celebratory blog post – and pictures!
I Messed Up
Have you ever made a mistake that was completely preventable, yet you messed it up anyway? When you realize what you’ve done, you get that feeling in the pit of your stomach that just makes you feel sick. I think we’ve all had that experience in life. I had it again this week.
It was Wednesday morning and I was…
We Need Each Other
Sometimes it feels as if we have to figure life out all on our own. I think this feeling has grown even stronger this past year when we’ve been so isolated from each other. But friends, we need each other!
A Doggone Good Interview
This week on the blog we have a very special interview. The Scruffy Princess had the opportunity to interview her new friend, Franklin the Pup. Franklin’s dad, Joshua J. Masters wrote a book all about Franklin and The Scruffy Princess has the scoop!
Hi Franklin, Ruby Mae here.
Here’s What I Know
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know I’ve been facing some health challenges – again. I ended up having a Hospital Adventure last month and the adventure isn’t quite over. In all of the follow up appointments with my doctor, he decided we needed to get my heart checked out. So Monday morning I had an echocardiogram and then got hooked up to a Holter monitor for 48 hours.
So what did all of that show?