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What is the Difference Between Passion and Purpose?

My entire life, I’ve always felt like an oddball. Everyone I knew had their interests and hobbies. Some people were voracious readers, some were into sports, some loved science, and others loved cars...

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5 Ways to Entertain Your Kids While You Write (or do something else…)

We’ve all been there. I’m there right now. I’m trying to figure out what to write for Friday’s post, scouring the internet for inspiration (a struggle lately, but that’s an entirely different post),...

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Cover Reveal: The Cadet of Tildor

You all know that I haven’t done a lot of this pre-release type stuff, but I am actually thrilled to share this with you! Alex Lidell has been one of my critique partners for the better part of five...

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On Cloud 9

Last week I attended the ACFW annual conference (held in Dallas this year). I went with one goal–and one goal only. To find my passion again. As many of you know, this last year has been a rough one....

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Some VERY Special Guests

On Wednesday, I promised a big announcement on Friday. And let me tell ya, I’m excited! I’m in the process of making some changes to my blog in light of my recommitment to writing, as well as my...

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October 3in30 Goals

Yes, I’m diving back in. It’s time to get back down to the business of organizing my life and making some changes. Without further ado, here are my 3 goals for October: 1. Get back on the Whole30 paleo...

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Passion vs. Purpose

That phrase “Jack of all trades, master of none,” suits me well. I can converse with people on a variety of subjects with some measure of dignity, however, when they start to really dig in, I either...

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November 3in30 – On the Holiday Train!

This is one of those years where the holidays are going to be a bit harder on me than usual. First of all, though we are blessed to be staying with my in-laws while in transition, it is still not “our”...

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Short Story Excerpts

On Mondays, I often post devotions or personal anecdotes. On Fridays, of course, we have the Character Tour posts. I’ve spent a lot of time brainstorming on how best to use my Wednesday slot. I...

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Allergies, Work, and Life–Oh, My!

This last week has been awful! Allergies had me laid out for two whole days. Do you know what happen when the mama of the house is laid out for two whole days? The house falls into chaos! And it takes...

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32 Birthday Blessings (and a GIVEAWAY!)

It’s time to celebrate! It’s my birthday! I’m not a day over 21…really. What? You don’t believe me? Okay, okay…I’m not a day over 28–a few times over. This time of year, I always like to reflect on the...

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Return from My Break

Happy Labor Day! It feels so strange to be typing this up, knowing that it’s going on my own blog. I haven’t posted in over 2 months, but oh how I needed that break. I’ve spent so much time and effort...

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Celebrating New Life

Happy Monday, everyone! This is going to be a crazy week for me. Our homeschool co-op kicks off tomorrow, and Awanas kicks off on Wednesday, and then on Thursday I head out to the ACFW conference in...

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Around the Web this Week

I had quite a busy week. Between kid’s illnesses, homeschool, and end of the month fun–I don’t know where the week went! All of the sudden, it’s almost Friday, and I haven’t even thought about what to...

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Celebrating my Favorites from 2013

I suppose one of the good things about kicking off the new year with 2 weeks of illness is that I missed out on the deluge of goals and reflections. Not that I wouldn’t have thrown mine in there at the...

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Fab Five Fridays 1/31/14

This has been an interesting week–a mix of highs and lows. But there’s nothing more satisfying than a productive week. This new segment is a good way for me to look back on the week and realize just...

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Hands Off the Manuscript!

There’s nothing like the feeling of typing “The End” when we finish a story. We breathe a sigh of relief, maybe shed a tear or two . . . and then the euphoria disappears. Almost immediately, we start...

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Realm Makers Blog Voyage-Day 3

The minute I stepped out of the car at Realm Makers 2013 in St. Louis, the very first person I saw was someone I knew (who it was exactly escapes me). At that moment, I knew what I had predicted all...

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Moderation: The Only Hard and Fast Rule in Writing

We’ve all heard the “experts” quipping about these finite rules that will get us sent to the watery abyss if we break them. Show, don’t tell. Resist the urge to explain. No adverbs! Avoid passive...

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Define Your Audience

I would say one of the top 10 questions an author of any type should be asking themselves is this: Who is your audience? In order to reach a people, no matter who they are or where they are, an author...

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