by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea The reason I was never Parent of the Year will shock some of you. It might even hurt your feelings a little. Because I’m pretty sure the biggest reason I never made the cut was that while my five kids were growing up, I never once made…

by: Shannon Redmon @shannon_redmon When God called me to be a writer, I was working a full-time job with a corporate company and enjoyed the work I did each day, but a strong desire developed within to focus all my energy and time on writing.  My husband and I had…

by Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales We’re consistently told writers are an unusual bunch, and we’re usually all right with claiming that label for ourselves. With Thanksgiving approaching, what better time to reflect on the unusual things we writers are thankful for? Because, honestly, we appreciate some really strange stuff… [tweet_box design="default"…

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 “but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint” (Isaiah 40:31 NIV). You’ll first notice the welcome signs, fragrant smells from the kitchen,…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites I am a fish, at least that is what my dad said. My parents worked at a private lake. At the age of four, my father threw me in the water over my head to teach me to swim. (I do not recommend his methods). I…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales Let me start by saying this is not a post about word counts. It's a post about how much our words count in life. As writers and/or speakers, we've been entrusted with words. If we're Christian by faith, the weight of that trust weighs a…