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How Many Unanswered Prayers Does It Take?

Jul. 31, 2022 by

God didn’t answer my prayers. Okay, I guess the appropriate way to write that would be God said no to my prayer. I really only prayed once, and no is an actual answer. (I forget that sometimes.) It seemed like

Beta Reader or Life Reader – Listening to and Learning from Others

Sep. 14, 2018 by

Being criticized hurts. I used to cry about it, but my skin is tougher now. As a writer, being critiqued is a necessity. You get familiar with it, and it doesn’t seem so life shattering anymore. I know the opinions

June – Story of the Month – Signs

Jun. 21, 2018 by

This month’s story of the month illustrates how some fall away from their beliefs and stay away because of their own stubbornness to see the truth. The setting is a military base, but the war is not with flesh blood.

Believing or Just Wishful Thinking – Big Difference  

Believing or Just Wishful Thinking – Big Difference  

May. 20, 2016 by

A wish is rooted in wants. Belief is grounded in truth. There’s something about believing that takes you to places you’ve never been before. Over the last few weeks, I’ve moved through some painful experiences. In the midst of those

Hope for the Depressed

Hope for the Depressed

Jun. 5, 2013 by

Depression is one of those words that gets thrown around a lot, but when you actually get serious about it, it’s scary. (Other words like that are “love”, “death”, and “Kardashian”) (Just kidding about that last one.) Clinical depression is

It’s Your Turn…

It’s Your Turn…

May. 19, 2013 by

I keep waiting for things to get easy. I keep thinking that I’ll suddenly have confidence and clarity, but so far, I only have a few good days to hold up in triumph. Don’t get me wrong. I like the

Quandary

Quandary

May. 13, 2013 by

I was in college when I first ran into a “quandary”. My boyfriend used the word in a sentence, and I  had no idea what it meant. Do I let on that I don’t know? Do I play along and try to

Writer’s Tag Asks the Questions

Writer’s Tag Asks the Questions

May. 2, 2013 by

(Quotes, Questions, and the Quadratic Formula) After a little bit of a break, I’m back. (It wasn’t really a break, cause I worked a lot to make some changes around here! Look around a little.) I missed you. Who knew

Devotional – Trust

Devotional – Trust

Mar. 17, 2013 by

“It’s not really trust if you need answers first.” — Chloe (Smallville) We’ve been Smallville fans lately. Chloe shared that little gem with Clark Kent after he had a hard time believing her when she told him they were in

Quotes, Questions, and the Quadratic Formula–Figuring out why…

Quotes, Questions, and the Quadratic Formula–Figuring out why…

Jan. 3, 2013 by

So far my pursuit to learn complex math has fallen short. What can I say? I read about the quadratic formula, and all I can think about is how early Babylonians were using higher math way back when….and we think


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