I try not to engage in unhealthy introspection, especially when it comes to writing. A night when I read through most of the year's worth of posts at once cured me of that. I thought most everything I wrote was petty and silly. Okay, so this was very late at night when I was feeling …
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Book Reviews, Second Blog Birthday, and Giveaway
This summer, due to mental and emotional weariness, I didn't read my normal volume of books. But among the ones I read were some excellent books that I would like to recommend to you. The first two on my list were part of my current journey of trying to understand racial issues better, trying to …
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Bringing My Gift To Him
Ending one year and beginning another always stirs some self-reflection in my heart. What have I done this past year, and what will I be doing in the next? Have I loved Jesus well, and how can I grow with Him in the coming months? This morning as I was listening to a sermon at …
My First Blog Birthday and Giveaway
A year ago I finally yielded to the burning in my bones and started this blog. I said I'd try blogging for a year, then decide whether or not to keep on. Here is a picture of me writing on a typical Sunday afternoon. Once the children are in bed for naps, I hibernate in my bedroom and …
Blog Introduction and Giveaway
I'd like to introduce you to my friend Vicki Kauffman's blog, Written Down Big. Vicki's writing is exquisite, intelligent, and flecked with humor. Among my favorite of her writings is her series on womanhood. Just a quote to whet your appetite: "Did you know that in addition to beauty appreciating, service rendering, and baby-producing faculties, …
Series coming up…
I decided not to do any more major blogging until I get my series on Hearing God finished. It's taking hours of time I don't have while we are trying to remodel and move into our next house. Evenings after the children are in bed or Sunday afternoons are about the only time I can sneak in a …
Blogging 2015
WordPress sent me an email recently notifying me of my top five posts in 2015, rating them by how often they were read, which is dubious, in my opinion. How many views a post gets doesn't really determine if the material was true or worthwhile, does it? But it was interesting to see what resonated …