If I could sum up my passion, it’d be–to help others embrace their gifts and talents in the Body of Christ. But even as I write that, I don’t always do this well for myself. I’ve had to fight every inch of the way to freedom. And if I’m honest, I have a long way to go. Sure, I’ve come along side God as I’ve continued to spiritually mature through life experiences. And yes, I’ve...
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“The voice of anxiety is an invitation to call on God.” Lara Williams, Delcare Conference I’m in post-conference mode, meditating on all the things I learned, the people I met, the God “nudges” that nudged, what I want to do next or need to do now. At the moment my most pressing issues are: wash post-camp+post-conference clothes+a ginormous sleeping bag, enroll kids in public school after...
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(Hi, to all my readers! I’m linking up this week in a get to know ya, kinda post as I share how I started blogging. I’m going to the July conference and love connecting with people in real life. Some of you may remember my former blog: If Meadows Speak. But if you’re a new subscriber, today you’ll discover parts of my backstory of how I came to blog and write. And if you’re subscribed to my free ebook on...
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When I send private newsletters to subscribers, y’all, readers get whole lotta Texas. It’s like my words flow in a cascade off the cliff of “stage fright”, comfortable and with ease. But then I come here, public and all. I strain for every word. Back-spacing, replacing, and perfecting each sentence. When writing blog posts, I arrange or re-arrange my thoughts. I place words in a logical and smooth...
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Who doesn’t like FREE, new stuff? Giving away things makes the world go ’round, am I right? Maybe not exactly, but you get my drift. Handing out free gifts puts a little joy in your soul. After being sequestered in the writer’s closest, you sorta-kinda-alot just want to bust a move and sing Cyndi Lauper songs. A girl just wants to have fun, eventually. So without further ado: ...
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A self-published friend recently asked me what I learned during the upcoming launch of my debut book (set for the end of this month). Her question referred to steps such as book formatting, cover design, marketing, etc. But what first came to mind were lessons I learned about myself. Does that count? In a subscriber-email-only letter, I recently shared parts of my spiritual journey in the past months. And that journey...
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