The Rotten Apple that Helped Me Believe I Could Write

In honor of heading to Chicago for my third Write-to-Publish Conference, I am posting the very first non-newspaper item that I ever had published. It was a children’s devotion called The Rotten Apple, and it was the result of a writing exercise at one of the classes I took at my first Write-to-Publish Conference. Because…… Continue reading The Rotten Apple that Helped Me Believe I Could Write

Classic Children’s Poems Rewritten for the Middle School Mom

  My friend (the one I wrote about here) recently reworked some children’s poems for The Des Moines Moms Blog. She is one of the few people in the this world who can make me laugh and cry at the same time, which is just what I did when I read these for the first…… Continue reading Classic Children’s Poems Rewritten for the Middle School Mom

Summer Reading List – 12 Books to Start My Summer

I read. A lot. Probably more than I should. (But the pros and cons of my reading addiction are a topic for another day.) The subject of Books I’m Reading has come up in multiple conversations over the past few weeks, so I thought I’d share (an incomplete) list of the book-worlds I plan to immerse…… Continue reading Summer Reading List – 12 Books to Start My Summer

Raising Strong, Christian Boys: 5 Ways I’m Building Up My Sons’ Character (@ TCW)

My article, Raising Strong, Christian Boys: 5 Ways I’m Building Up My Sons’ Character, went live at Today’s Christian Woman today. I love it that I am blessed with the opportunity to write for Today’s Christian Woman. Sometimes I can’t believe I get to write my heart, and get paid to do it 🙂 However,…… Continue reading Raising Strong, Christian Boys: 5 Ways I’m Building Up My Sons’ Character (@ TCW)

Upper Room Devotional

I had the honor of being today’s devo writer at The Upper Room. In conjunction with the devo that I actually wrote 2 years ago  (the road to publication is not often a speedy one 😉 ) I was asked to provide a post for their blog. Here’s where you’ll find the devo – Counting to Ten…… Continue reading Upper Room Devotional