There have been a few crazy times in my life.College. I put myself through school so I always had to work. In junior college I worked 36 hours a week. I also lived in an apartment with other women from my church.At Ohio State, I worked 20 hours a week during school and two jobs in the summer.I carried a …
Connections — Up High, Down Low
Recently a friend and I were discussing the societal theories of High Context vs. Low Context. High Context meaning hard to get in, hard to get out. Low being easy to get in, easy to get out.Here’s a bit more of a Wikipedia Definition:Typically a high context culture will be relational, collectivist, intuitive, and contemplative. They place a high value …
If You’ve NOT Written in a Guest Book, Stop Here
Seriously, if you’ve not written in a hotel or B&B or wherever guest book, let us know why!I’ve written in guest books. There was one at the cabin where my husband and I honeymooned. A year and a half later, my brother went to the same cabin on his honeymoon. They found our guest book entry and wrote one of their …
Dreams are big with me. Maybe not so much dreams, but destiny. God has a dream and destiny for all of us, but sometimes the roads of life knock the wind out of us, push us back and down, and we forget to dream.We forget God dreams for us.When I started writing with a serious intent to become a published …
Over the River and Through the Woods…
The memories of exploring the creeks and forest trails of the Shawnee State Forest in southern Ohio with my siblings shaped who I am today. The woods and gurgle of the creek, the birds’ songs and cousin’s laughter live on in me. Going to Grandma’s meant more than good cooking, rounds of solitaire, and reuniting with family. It meant escaping …
I like the quiet…
I like the quiet. When the only sound in my office is the whir of the ceiling fan. The tick of a clock that won’t keep time. The rapid click-click of my keyboard. The resonance of my thoughts… I like the quiet. Those moments when the world is still. When the breeze lies down. When peace finds a harbor. I …
My nook of the world… not much is going on. How about yours?
August is the portal to fall for me. I love August. I celebrate August but the poor month has gotten lost between the end of summer vacation and the start of school.August is school month. The “summer is over” days.So what am I doing this August day?I’m rewriting my first manuscript for Zondervan, Once Upon A Prince. Very excited about …
Thoughts on Writing Today
Need to edit about 30 pages. Fifty would be better. Sometimes it goes quickly, other times I have to cut and rewrite. It’s hard in this final stage. Last rewriting before turning the book in. I’m not sure if the book is good or if I want it to be good. I’m so close to it, reading every work, dissecting …
Peace
The word peace shows up in the Bible something like 249 times. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. Lying awake at 2:30 a.m. this morning, I meditated on Psalm 4:8. In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety. In a world of anxiety and turmoil, mounting fear, and content worry, I …
Laughter: The best medicine
I sat with my friend Susie last night in a weird, tall, ugly room (yes, it was tall, weird I know) with bold overhead lighting debriefing from the week… thinking out-loud how the Deep Thinker’s Retreat was going so far. With the technical details and issues, thoughts and adjustments, aside our conversation paused… Susie glanced at her email. “Oh, here, …