Tag: writing
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A Year of Hope Devotional
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you may have seen me post about a devotional I contributed to. A Year of Hope is now available for purchase on Amazon! On the back cover of A Year of Hope, the publisher states, “A Year of Hope Devotional offers a daily invitation to pause, reflect,…
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Reflections from a Smith Mountain Lake Porch – Part 4.
As I sit on our back porch typing this, our internet is down. It has been glitching for a few days now. We have lost power for a couple days for 3-6 hours. Such is life in a small town, I guess. A year ago, I would have been anxious about it all. Today, almost…
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Home.
I took a break from writing. The ideas were in my head, but the words just would not flow. I wrote them down anyway. Saved them. And moved on. Consulting the ultimate Creator, I realized He was telling me to focus on other life events and experiences and He would let me know when it…
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New Habits.
It’s all about the preparation for me. The setting up. The desk, the writing instruments (of which I am very picky), the paper, the online programs, the candle, the coffee, the lighting, the chair, the books…oh, so many, books! The writing? Not so much. Recognizing that you have a problem is the beginning of healing,…
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Reflections from a Smith Mountain Lake Porch – Part 3.
The last few months have been crazy, busy, good. Lots of family time, lots of friend time, lots of fun time. I finally met our new (part-time) next-door neighbors. I am obsessed. In a good, not creepy way. They are a young couple (who isn’t young compared to us these days!). They have twin 5-year-old…
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Staying at Dad’s House.
I’m staying at Dad’s house for a week in town (what we call the big city of Roanoke since we live in a small town). I haven’t stayed at Dad and Mom’s house in a few years. Mom has been gone for 18 months now and I’m still not used to the quiet her absence…