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May 3, 2023

A Devotional Giveaway!

In the last two weeks, I have received my author copies of two great devotionals, one by Guideposts and the other by David C. Cook. And I am giving one of each devotional away to two blessed winners. But first, a little about these two...

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April 19, 2023

I’m Still Here

I’ve been a bit absent from this blog of late. I only posted three times in 2022 and this is my first post of 2023. Where have I been? Why haven’t I posted? Well, I’ve been busy writing things for other publications, writing my monthly...

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July 2, 2022

Don’t Quit

I shared this public-domain poem at the Oregon Christian Writers Cascade Writing Contest Awards Ceremony on June 25, and decided to share it here as well. Don’t Quit by John Greenleaf Whittier When things go wrong, as they sometimes will;When the road you’re trudging seems...

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November 5, 2021

Melancholy Me Talks to God

I’m in California at a writers retreat. I’m learning so much and hanging out with a few other wonderful writers. And yet, this is what I wrote last night after our first session. Why so downcast, Oh my soul? I understand the psalmist’s plea. Here...

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August 27, 2021

Paint Chip Short Verse Part 4

It’s already the fourth Friday in August! I can’t believe how quickly this month is flying by. I’m glad I decided to do this short verse prompts this month and have been delighted at some of the lovely poems you all have been inspired to...

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August 20, 2021

Paint Chip Short Verse Part 3

It’s week three of my August prompts and today, as I write this two days early, it is suddenly much cooler. The hot August temps disappeared overnight. And that is the inspiration for my poem today. The Challenge But first, the challenge for the day....

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August 17, 2021

Forgiveness Healed My Heart

This article was originally published in the October 2019 issue of The Christian Journal. I had all but given up. I mentally catalogued the various prescription and over-the-counter pills in my medicine cabinet. There were enough to end my hopelessness forever. I truly believed my...

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August 13, 2021

Paint Chip Short Verse Part 2

It’s week two of my paint chip short verse challenge. As I mentioned last week, I’m pressed for time right now, beholden to the deadlines of publishers. My self imposed deadlines have taken a back seat. But I didn’t want to let the paint chip...

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August 10, 2021

God Used My Trials

This article was originally published in the September 2019 issue of The Christian Journal. We moved from my childhood home in sunny Southern California to a one-traffic-light town on the outskirts of a Washington rainforest right before I started eighth grade. I made new friends,...

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August 6, 2021

Paint Chip Short Verse Part 1

August is proving to be very busy for me, in spite of being off work for six weeks starting July 12. I have a number of deadlines in August for articles to be published elsewhere. So I’ve decided to do something different for my paint...

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