It’s that time of year: from kindergarten to college, kids are graduating. And, as every graduating class must, students are sitting through speeches where chosen classmates or invited speakers share wisdom with them. Some of these speeches are culled for sound bites — words of wisdom that end up on quote boards for years to come. Like today’s quote by …
In Others’ Words: Declaring the Truth on Purpose
This is the day which the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. It has become habit to start my day off saying this verse out loud. Not just to myself — no. Just before my daughter heads out the door to school, my husband and I hug her and all three of us declare, “This …
In Others’ Words: Reading the same kind of book as me differently
I have two favorite questions I love to ask my author friends: 1. What are you writing? It’s always fun to listen to their answers and to be amazed by their creativity. I usually walk away thinking, “I wish I’d thought of that story!” 2. What are you reading? Asking another writer “What are you reading” is a dangerous question. …
In Others’ Words: Where Are You?
Wherever you are … be all there. It’s easy to “be all there” when where I am is a good place to be. When life is going my way. When circumstances are favorable. When all’s well with the world — and when my relationships are peaceful and easy. But being all there — and staying there — when life is careening out …
You’re Invited: Help Author Beth K. Vogt Plan a Destination Wedding
I just hit SEND on the rewrites for my novel, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, which will release in August 2015 as part of my new Destination Wedding series with Howard Books. Guess what happens now? I’m writing Can’t Buy Me Love, the novella that will launch the series in May 2015. I’d like to invite you to help me write …