the year that was :: highlights and top posts from 2014
So we've come to the end of another year, by God's grace. As I reflect on the past twelve months, I'm so grateful to each of you for the encouragement you've provided by reading and commenting on this blog. My prayer continues to be that the Lord would use this space for His glory. A definite highlight for me this year was the privilege of taking over Lisa-Jo Baker's Five Minute Friday link-up. If you've never checked it out, you're missing out. Five Minute Friday is more than just a weekly link-up with a one-word writing prompt. It's a whole community of dear, sweet bloggers who link...
if you wrote a letter to grief, what would you say? {special edition link-up}
If you wrote a letter to grief, what would you say? Would you tell grief that you hate it, that you wish it didn't exist, that you want it to go away? Would you tell grief that you need it, that you're grateful for it, that you're glad for its reminders and memories? In my new e-book, Letters to Grief, I use eight different metaphors to describe grief, including water, the earth, the moon, and music. What would you compare it to? This is your chance to put your thoughts about grief into words. On Monday, December 22nd, I'll be hosting a special edition Letters to...
five minute friday :: prepare
Hi everyone! Welcome to this week's edition to Five Minute Friday! If you're new here, you may want to click over to this page to get the scoop on what Five Minute Friday is all about ... we'd love to have you join us! And if you haven't heard, there's a fabulous group that connects on Twitter every Thursday evening at the hashtag #fmfparty until the prompt is released. Check it out -- it's tons of fun! Some of you were asking last week if we'll be taking a break from Five Minute Friday over Christmas. Since Christmas Day and New Year's Day both fall on a Thursday this year, the answer is...
my top 14 books of 2014
In my opinion, Deidra Riggs was right when she declared 2014 to be "The Year of the Book." SO many amazing books were published this past year! Here are 14 of my favorites from 2014, in no particular order: Surprised by Motherhood: Everything I Never Expected about Being a Mom by Lisa-Jo Baker If you follow this blog, you know that I adored this memoir by South African Lisa-Jo Baker. It's not a "how to" book on parenting, but a "me too" book. Click here for my review of this beautifully written story. Atlas Girl: Finding Home in the Last Place I Thought to Look...
five minute friday :: dear (and an e-book for you!)
My dear Five Minute Friday crew, I wrote something for you. It’s a collection of Letters to Grief. You can snag a copy right over here, and if you click over before the end of Friday, December 5th, it can be yours for FREE! I wrote it because some people think grief is a process. I disagree. Grief is not something we get through, at least not in this lifetime. It’s cyclical, like the moon, waxing and waning. Ebbing and flowing like the tide. It’s always there. I wrote it for all of you who have known grief as a close companion, an intimate friend. A...
it’s here! announcing the release of letters to grief
It's here! I'm thrilled to share with you that my first e-book, Letters to Grief, is now available on Amazon. I wrote it for you. For those of you who have known grief as a close companion, and those of you who have yet to experience loss intimately. I wrote it for those who have grieving friends and don't know what it's like, and for those who wonder when it will pass. I wrote it because grief is a fickle creature, and often despised. Misunderstood and underestimated. Feared, even. Some think it can be conquered. Overcome. I disagree. From my limited experience, grief is...
five minute friday :: give
Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all of the Americans! Hope you've had a blessed time reflecting on God's goodness. There are some exciting things happening within the Five Minute Friday community! First of all, our very own Asheritah over at OneThingAlone.com launched her first e-book on Wednesday! Congrats, girl! It's called Unwrapping the Names of Jesus, and it can be yours for FREE through November 28th. Don't wait .. click here to get a copy today! And that's not all .. Anna over at GirlWithBlog.com released her first e-book recently as well! I'm so impressed with these...
surprise at yorktown :: a review
Surprise at Yorktown is the 15th book in the Adventures in Odyssey Imagination Station series -- a series in which cousins Patrick and Beth use the Imagination Station to travel back in time to take part in key historical events. In this book, they find themselves in the midst of the Revolutionary War. Cannons are exploding all around them, and they struggle to figure out which side of the battlefield they are on. In fast-paced narration, they meet a man named Armistead, and aren't sure whether he is for the British or the Americans. They think he must be a spy. The story moves quickly...
fighting fear
I grabbed the phone, corralled my kids into a bedroom, locked the door and told them to crawl under the bed as I called the police. We had just walked into our house in Cape Town one morning to find a broken window, a large rock wedged against our back door — and a burglar in our backyard. Did he know we were home? Could he see me through the lace window coverings? Was he armed? What would he do when the police arrived? My heart thumped against my rib cage as I explained the situation to the dispatcher, doing my level best to remain as calm as possible, mostly for the sake of my kids. By...
children’s christmas book giveaway!
In preparation for Christmas, Ambassador International has graciously donated two children's Christmas books for me to give away! The first is called The Manger Mouse, written by Sarah Martin Byrd and illustrated by Debbie Wall. In this sweet story, a stable mouse named Matty is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Babe, whom his mother has told him is coming soon. Matty and his mother work hard into the night, carrying "bits and pieces of straw to the feeding trough" to prepare a place for the King of Kings to sleep. Matty vows to "make it the softest, warmest, most...
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