Posted in God thoughts, writing, Travels on Aug 5th, 2010
Oh, the Oregon Christian Writers Conference was a blessing! Excellent workshops, good fellowship—Bill Myers, the keynote speaker, was inspiring and challenging. And I sold a few pieces to Live, an adult Sunday school take-home paper, and have some direction and encouragement on some other pieces. A wonderful week from start to finish.
The conference ended at […]
Posted in God thoughts, writing on Aug 2nd, 2010
Today’s the first day of the Oregon Christian Writers summer conference, and so far it’s been wonderful! Wonderful to re-connect with friends from previous years. Wonderful to be in cool, damp, green Oregon. Wonderful to hear the keynote speaker this evening, Bill Meyers.
He spoke about God’s call: Who is God? he asked. And, who are […]
Posted in writing on Jul 23rd, 2010
{1} Living and Learning in God’s World, co-written by me and Cathy Howe, is now available! This little volume presents early school skills—letter recognition, letter sounds, rhymes, opposites, telling stories, counting, numbers, money, and body parts—in a Bible setting (A is for Adam … Jacob saw the angels going up and down the ladder … […]
Posted in Just thinking ..., writing, Travels on May 1st, 2010
{with apologies to Lerner and Loewe}
Tra la! It’s May! The lovely month of May!
That wond’rous month when everything blooms! Life’s a holiday!
Tra la! It’s here! That new-life time of year,
When eggs are laid, and bunnies are born; green leaves will appear!
It’s May! It’s May! The trees their blooms display!
The writers conference starts in a week! […]
Posted in house church, writing on Apr 13th, 2010
This evening in house church, we wrote kite (diamonte’) poems for our worship time. {If the lines are centered, they are indeed diamond-shaped, but I can’t figure out how to get this silly blog program to center, or even indent!}
………….God—
…Forgiven, grace-full,
Trusting, loving, caring,
…..Wise, wonderful,
…………Jesus
…………….Noah—
……..Righteous, obedient,
Dedicated, disciplined, organized,
……..Persistent, fruitful,
………..Victorious
………….Jesus—
…….Gentle, mighty,
Giving, sacrificing, forgiving,
……Strong, gracious,
………..Savior
…………..God—
Indescribably, untamable,
Loving, caring, […]
I found Writing Away at Barnes & Noble the other day. I was looking for a book on central Canada, but the title caught my eye … and I picked it up … and I was hooked!
I just finished the first chapter, but … oh, it’s an ideal book for writers … travelers … both […]
Posted in Just thinking ..., writing on Apr 4th, 2010
Thursday, April 1—no foolin’—I was interviewed on KPOF about the newest Cup of Comfort book: Cup of Comfort Book of Bible Promises. A friend from writing group, Melanie Platt, and I both have stories in it, and had arranged a book signing at Mardel in south Denver. We chatted with Roy and Denise about the […]
Posted in writing on Mar 27th, 2010
Tuesday morning I drove to Longmont, to Burlington Elementary School, to visit a kindergarten class. The children had done a “Writers as Mentors” unit, had then written and illustrated their own books, and were ready for the final celebration of their accomplishments, capped by a visiting real, live author—me.
Wendy McMillan, their delightful and talented teacher, […]
Posted in writing on Mar 12th, 2010
I found this on Charles Martin’s website—he’s one of my favorite authors. He linked to another website, so if you want the full list, with all the contributing authors, that’s where to look. But I was particularly struck by Margaret Atwood’s list …
1 Take a pencil to write with on aeroplanes. Pens leak. But if […]
Posted in Just thinking ..., writing on Feb 10th, 2010
I love books of awkward headlines: Police Help Dog Bite Victim and Red Tape Holds Up Bridge!
Now there’s a label for such lines: Crash Blossoms.
Read the article, giggle happily, and start looking for examples in your own local paper! Enjoy!