A new year is rolling around…one more year to tick off the calendar and another chance to make changes. How much stock do each of you put in making resolutions? Are you one who makes them, only to break them a few days, or weeks later? I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, but I admit they have their place. What are some things we could do this year, to lessen the stress of lost opportunities from the past year,…
Christmas is upon us, the most joyous time of the year…. Or is it? For many, it’s just a season filled with stress, financial trouble, or loneliness. For others it’s a time to visit with friends and family, bake, buy gifts or hope for some new blessing in their life. What does it mean to you? In this age of commercialism, are you making the time to celebrate the birthday of our Lord? It’s so easy to allow the days…
A Christmas Picture~ Our daughter Marnee, with her big German Shepherd, Hunter, to your left, and our female Athena, to your right. They’re half brother/sister, with the same father, but you’d never know it from their size. Update on My Book~ My agent has presented the publishing house with some changes to the contract that we’d like to see. With Christmas coming, we’re not expecting to get it signed this week, but hopefully next week for sure. Waiting is hard,…
Did you know that 43% of all married couples argue over money issues, making it the major reason couples fight? It’s also one of the top reasons couples divorce. This time of year can be incredibly stressful. Most of us feel the pressure to give, often beyond our means, at the Christmas season. It’s birthed out of a desire to please and bless those we love. But unfortunately, giving can be a two-edged sword, if not handled properly. Here are…
I’m sitting here at my desk looking at a book contract from Kregel publishing house, a respected Christian House who markets to conventional stores and online distributors. It’s not signed yet and we still need to finalize details, so I’m not stating that it’s for sure yet, but I’m still I’m amazed and so very blessed, at what the Lord has done. Less than two years ago, I had no thought of writing at all, and only a little over…
I’m hoping to hear from my agent on Tuesday about the offer on my book. Waiting is hard, but the Lord is in control! Until then, here’s a wonderful Christmas story. Pa never had much compassion for the lazy or those who squandered their means and then never had enough for the necessities. But forthose who were genuinely in need, his heart was as big as all outdoors. It was from him that I learned the greatest joy in life…
As I mentioned last night, the early years of our marriage were filled with stress and conflict. Some self imposed, some from ignorance, while much was poor communication and immaturity. Oh that I could go back and do it over, knowing what I do now, how different our marriage would be. Unfortunately, we don’t get to live life over, but God does give us the present and hopefully, the future, in which to make good choices. Our marriage is on…
When I was a young wife, I really struggled with letting go of my husband. I didn’t have much training or support from other older women, and made a lot of mistakes. One of the biggest lay in the area of needing to know where he was and what he was doing, if he wasn’t with me. I think the troubles we had in our early years made me insecure about his love and desire to spend time with me….
Nothing new on my book yet, I’ll keep you posted when I hear more. Until then, here’s a very short story that we can all learn from. TWO WOLVES One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two “wolves” inside of us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and…
Yahoo!!! I’m feeling a bit like Tigger this morning, kicking up my heels and dancing! I just got a call from my agent, saying we have an offer on the table for my book. Now that doesn’t mean I’ve signed a contract yet, but it does mean we’re in the negotiating stage & on the way to a contract. If the publisher is able to get final approval on some details from the full committee today, I’ll know more by…