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Celebrating a Wonderful Day

It is the fourth Friday of the month, and I'm still focused on my writing. Today is a wonderful celebration of my writing. For the first time since I took time away from my normal routine to be one of the caregivers for my mother around 3 years ago. I tried to keep...

Joyfully Working with Write His Answer

It's that time of year. The time when many activities are ending for the summer with special activities. And, for me, multiple writing activities. I spent last Friday and Saturday at the Write In The Springs conference hosted by the Colorado Springs American Christian...

The Carpenter and Olive Wood

Aside from the faith-based reasons I am closely committed to Jesus, I have one totally human connection to him - wood. Jesus was a carpenter as was his father. My husband, father, and grandfather all worked with wood. My grandfather made a living as a carpenter. For...

My Writing and Conferences

The Colorado Christian Writers Conference (CCWC) is coming in just a few weeks on May 11-14. That seems to be a lot of time when I look at the calendar, but I know it will be here sooner than I expect. Plus - There is exciting news about changes in the plan for the...

Celebrating with Bread

Bread is a common food in every culture I can think of. One of my favorite breads from Israel is Challah Bread. Challah is a brioche-type bread made with eggs. It is sweetened with honey and uses oil instead of the butter used in brioche. If you search for recipes,...

Behind the Scenes

Last year, 2021, celebrated 75 years since the three bedouin cousins who were searching for a missing goat discovered ancient scrolls in a cave. These are known as the Dead Sea Scrolls. I looked up and used my camera to get a picture of the entrance to one of the...