Category: Work
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When is the Best Time to Write? – Proverbs 14:23
It’s like asking a painter when he should choose the colors for his palette, or a chef when she should start working on a menu plan. When is the best time to start? A better question might be, How can I predict when my super genius will show up – so minimal effort will give birth to amazing creations? Now is a…
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When your Life’s Work Gets the Dreaded Pink Slip – Job 1:21
Does God fire people who work for him? I don’t know about being fired, but I received a pink slip terminating me from my life’s calling several years ago. When I attended a staff meeting at church, I observed the discussion about how the different ministries should be managed. It was insightful. The first to give a report was a youth…
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Four Tips on Starting to Write your Book – Zechariah 4:10
In fourth grade it was all about the paper, the staples, and the cover art. I knew the story would be exhilarating, a true epic born of my gifted mind. I’d create the perfect format, making sure the page edges lined up and my author name was spelled right, then the words would just show up.…
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When our Heroes Showed Up
My husband rented a log splitting machine last Saturday hoping we could split our year’s supply of firewood in a day, but we were in over our heads. When I arrived Jerry was pushing against a segment of the tree that didn’t want to budge. It looked like a slice of sausage still attached by the skin, and he had to roll it back…
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Marriage, Knives and Laughter
I was stressed and anxious this past weekend, because instead of one deadline, I had two. And instead of spending Friday meeting those deadlines, my husband was tugging on my heartstrings to spend the day with him at the Oregon Knife Collectors Show. Jerry didn’t know I wanted to spend the day writing. My plan was to pop in at the…
