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Memoirs, Blogs and Sharing Our Lives

I’m a story teller.  As a child I would tell myself stories to help me fall asleep, and one summer at camp my cabin mates had me tell them stories to do the same.  But as an introvert who dread public...

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Finding Faith Despite a Maze of Words

The conversation between the Nameless Warrior and the powerful King in Hero becomes a dance.  At one point Nameless shares with the King that he had asked an assassin hiding in a calligraphy school to...

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Sharing Our Stories: Upcoming Classes, Speakers and Workshops

For over a year now, I’ve been volunteering at the Blessing House in Victoria, MN.  Or rather, the Blessing House has provided me with an opportunity to help people share their stories.  With September...

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10 Reasons Why You Need to Journal

I’m not alone in having experienced the power of journaling.   Some say it has kept them sane.  Others attest that it has helped them discern huge decisions.  Still others say it has moved them forward...

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Guest Post: Jenny Hill, author of Walking with Tension

Memoirs are awesome!  Why?  We get to peek into someone else’s world to see how they have handled one challenge or another.  We can become more open and understanding of the experiences of others, and...

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Writing Spiritually – Prompt #1, The Different Answer

I’m all about writing spiritually – journal, memoir, fiction, anything.  I have witnessed many times how inviting God into our writing can change lives.  Yet what do we write about?  How do we get...

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Writing Spiritually – Journal Prompt #2, Finding the Spark

Before you start to write, ask God to send the Spirit to be with you and help you to not judge anything you write and think.  Ask to have your heart and mind open to whatever comes, trusting that you...

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Writing Spiritually – Prompt #3, The Big Move

Before you start to write, ask God to send the Spirit to be with you and help you to not judge anything you write and think.  Ask to have your heart and mind open to whatever comes, trusting that you...

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Writing in the Blood

I have been spending some more time tackling our home office.  We’re still in the long process of unpacking from the move, and as we add shelves for books or I give up on a few things and stash it in...

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Deliberate Living – Geography, part 1

Artwork by Amy Rice. Please visit her site!!! Our lives are beyond chaotic, even those of us who deal with the “problems of the privileged”, a common phrase my husband uses at work and home. So in the...

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