By Edie Melson @EdieMelson So often we make things harder than they have to be. Sometimes we do it because we’re used to doing things a certain way, or because it’s the only way we know how. But things change quickly these days, and it’s always a good thing to…

by Sandy Kirby Quandt @SandyKQuandt What do we do when our writing runs aground?  We truly believe God has called us to travel this writing journey alongside him, but then he steps back, and allows difficulties to test what seems to contradict everything we felt God promised. We feel like…

by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn I never dreamed that we would be one of “those” families—the kind whose kids have sports almost every night of the week. But then I had boys and they turned into ballplayers. Flag football, basketball, baseball. They can’t get enough. And the truth is, neither…

By Leilani Squires I had all but lost my confidence. Due to former unhealthy work environments, I had internalized unrealistic expectations and belittling which developed into a perfect storm of self-doubt and fear.  But because we had bills to pay and children to raise, I tried to fake it until…

@RamonaRichards This blog post is LATE. Really late. I should have turned it in a week ago. Late, not because I couldn’t think of anything to write but because I was struggling to find time to write these few words. Like any writer, I have an ABUNDANCE of ideas. Doesn’t…

By @JennyLCote I’m often asked, “How do you organize your writing schedule? Do you designate a certain amount of hours in a day? Do you get up early or write in the middle of the night?” My answer is that, for six days a week, any hour is fair game.…