Photo Credit: stock.xchang I love it when the Bible writes my blog posts for me. I read this earlier this week and knew I had to share: Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Erica Vetsch
Hola, folks! Today I get the fun of introducing author Erica Vetsch! She’s a multi-published, super talented author who just happens to be up for a 2012 ACFW Carol Award! Erica has a wonderful post for us today with tips for anyone going to the upcoming ACFW Conference–or any big writing conference, really. And if you’re not a writer, well, …
Teensy-weensy blogging break.
Hey friends, I’m taking a one-day hiatus from the blogosphere. It’ll be back to blogging business as usual on Wednesday with a guest post from awesome author and 2012 Carol Award finalist Erica Vetsch. That same day, I’m a guest on the ACFW blog, so I hope you’ll pop over there, as well. Also, there’s one more day to enter the …
Chainsaws, emotions and friendship.
A friend loves at all times ~ Proverbs 17:17 This photo is a few years old, but these are the friends who are hanging out with me this weekend. No, the goat won’t be joining us… I am so super excited today to hang out with two friends who are making the three-hour drive to my place. We’ve been planning …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Lisa Jordan … take two!
There are times in life when a girl just has to squeal. One of those times was just recently, when I found out my friend and author fave Lisa Jordan is a finalist in this year’s ACFW Carol Awards! Lisa’s debut novel, Lakeside Reunion, is up for the award. Let’s all “whoop, whoop” together now! I’m pumped to have Lisa …
State Fairs, Butter Sculptures … and Important Nominees.
Credit: Stock.XCHNG Fact: Every year, the Iowa State Fair features a butter cow. Yes, you read that right.A life-size statue of a cow…made out of butter.Because seriously, what other use could one possibly think of for 600 pounds of butter? (Sidenote: Much of the butter used for each year’s statue is recycled and used for up to 10 years. We’re thrifty, …
Living and active.
It is a truth universally—or at least cyber-locally—acknowledged that I maybe, possibly, just slightly…happen to really love Tim Tebow.So when my beyond awesome ER doctor friend Laura* posted the following on my facebook wall earlier this week, I might’ve squealed a little. No, let’s be honest. I was taking a drink of iced coffee at the time and did a …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Jenness Walker
I’m so excited to have author and bookstore manager Jenness Walker at Tag(g)lines today. First of all, I just think she’s a hoot. Second, I love her books. Third, she offers a fun and unique perspective since she’s both a book-writer and a book-seller. It’s possible I may have spit out my pop in laughter during her post. Enjoy!(And be sure …
My pitching experiences…books, not baseballs.
Warning: This post is a little long. Hopefully the blog police won’t notice. Probably somewhere there’s a baseball player who’s going to hunt me down for saying this, but say it, I will: I’m 99.99% positive it’s harder to pitch a book than a baseball. But I’ll also say this: I’m 100% positive it’s completely and totally possible to learn to …
Like the pen of a ready writer.
I flipped my calendar to August this week and the artwork shows a notebook and pen with these words: “My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer.” This writer-girl loved reading that. It’s a line from Psalm 45:1: My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the …