In Others’ Words: Words and Names

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There were a lot of names being tossed around my house last weekend. Not bad names — baby names. My daughter and son-in-love just found out they’re having a second daughter and, of course, it’s time to start the process of “What do think of ______”? All sorts of names were offered and some suggestions were even added to their list …

In Others’ Words: On the dotted line

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 I keep a basket on one of the shelves in my office closet. In that basket I keep cards I’ve received from friends or readers or other writers. Words of encouragement that have blessed me, sometimes at just the right moment, when doubt pressed in on my dream or my sense of self. People took the time to say something …

In Others’ Words: Honey

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I’m winding down April and already marveling at how full the month of May is. One thing is for sure and certain: April did not go according to my plans. Writing that is almost laughable, considering that’s the thread woven through my novel, Catch a Falling Star, which releases May 7: What do you do when life doesn’t go according …

In Others’ Words: Echoes

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“Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.” (Proverbs 12:25 NIV) “Kind words are like honey–sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.” (Proverbs 16:24 NLT) What echoes have I left in others’ lives? Have I left a sticky mark of kind words —  a bit of verbal honey that encourages someone who wants to …