Pomodoro Time! Pomodoro: denoting a sauce made from tomatoes, typically served with pasta; Italian – ‘tomato’ OR A time management technique developed in the late 1980s by then-student Francesco Cirillo. If we’re honest, most of us—at one time or another—have...
Your Job as a Writer: Tell Your Stories “Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.” Virginia Woolf Oh, the Stories We Have to Tell! The human experience is made up of stories—good, hard,...
Grief: There is no “Right Way” to Grieve Grief Defined (Miriam Webster) A deep sadness caused especially by someone’s death, a cause of deep sadness. The conflicting feelings caused by the end of or change in a familiar pattern of behavior. When someone important...
Wellness: Renewal of the Whole Person Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind … —Romans 12:2a (ESV, emphasis added) Transform : make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of. Renewal :...
Roller Coaster of Grief When I was younger, I loved riding roller coasters at the State Fair; I’d go every year with just enough money to buy lunch and ride the roller coaster a couple of times. But it wasn’t that way the very first time I rode one—my...
Grief: A Journey “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” -- Lao Tzu Have you ever gone on a journey—a hard journey—not knowing or understanding how to navigate or find your way, hoping for or needing someone to travel with you? Maybe someone you...
Tyranny Of The Good “Sometimes saying ‘No’ is the only way back to a life of ‘Yes.’” —Shauna Niequist All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things build up.—I Corinthians 10:23 Good Things Have there...
Never Give Up When Writing Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” When my children were school age and were in the throes of writing and reading, we drove a couple of...
11 Tips For Everyday Gratitude – Part 2 So how did you do? Have you found practical ways to implement everyday gratitude in your life? If you missed the first five tips, check them out in part 1... For review, the first five tips for everyday gratitude are:...
11 Tips for Everyday Gratitude – Part 1 Sometimes proverbs and platitudes can be helpful. For example, even a fool seems wise when he keeps his mouth shut. It’s pretty straightforward. Keep quiet and you will seem wise. But in this month of thanksgiving, there are...
The Healing Power of Gratitude Gratitude is a biblical principle that involves more than thankfulness. The practice of gratefulness yields joy, hope and wholeness. Let’s take a look at an example from the bible: On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along...
Three Principles for Practicing Biblical Gratitude Gratitude is a buzzword. Oprah Winfrey made the gratitude journal popular. Even Instagram carries the on trend hashtag #blessed. A quick search using the #blessed yields everything from a mom’s gratitude for a...