By Katy Kauffman, @KatyKauffman28 Fifty-two flavors of ice cream sound exciting. Fifty-two weeks of blog posts sound daunting. But don’t panic. Relieve some of the pressure of blogging weekly by incorporating series into your blogging calendar. When we write a series on our blogs, we have a plan that relieves…

By Bethany Jett, @BetJett   The new year brings with it feelings of expectation and excitement. The air seems fresher, the grass seems greener, at least, here in Florida where snow is just a beautiful white ground covering you see in movies but never experience, and it’s almost like we…

Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Contests The Selahs BRMCWC Director’s Choice BRMCWC Foundation Contest We are happy to announce that our 2018 contests are now open The contests and the contest banquet are one of the highlights of BRMCWC. Every year gets better than previous years and we know…

By Rhonda Rhea, @RhondaRhea   I’m not sure I ever work as hard as I do when I’m trying to get rid of that extra little quarter-inch of poof from the last corner of a fitted sheet. That last little bitty poof! It’s called a “fitted” sheet, but seriously, how…

By Deb Haggerty, @DebHaggerty   I looked down today as I was typing and saw my mother’s hands—wrinkled, age-spotted, slightly shaky. I looked into my mirror today and saw my mother’s face—wrinkled, pale blue eyes, white hair. But she’s not here! my inner child cried. How can I be seeing her?…

By DiAnn Mills, @DiAnnMills   It’s January 2018, and you have decided this is the year to write, to begin the project that has stalked you for weeks, months, and years. You’ve dreamed about putting thoughts into words for so long that it’s become your go-to past time. Your heart…