The Great Blog Adventure

By Lori Boruff Snack time. One glass of cold milk to share. Two Double Stuf Oreos . One for my grandson and one for me. At 20 months, he k...

Today's post is by our latest blog adventurer Rolie Grady .  Welcome! “Just give me fifteen minutes each week,” implored Sally, the ho...

As evangelical Christians, we have a firm commitment to the written Word of God. That is as it should be. However, we forget that the first ...

Today's blog features a recent animated promo I made for Cec and Me, an online talk show hosted by Cecil Murphey and Twila Belk.  It air...

By Jeannette Doran As spring comes, we begin to see the bare branches sprout and flower. We wait for the soft rains and watch the trees ...

By Marvin Ferguson The gentleman had only two years of formal learning.  He was self-educated. He studied law in his spare time. The world...

By Kathryn Lang “If you are willing to help enough people get what they want in life then you will find that you get what you want in life...

The source is always the same, in degree, in size and in power, yet the effect on earth can be vastly different.   Moments ago, the buds o...

By Lisa Lickel That biography—scares a lot of us new writers. Yet it's a vital part of your craft. Think about it: you fiction wri...

By Shelly Akins   How do I know I’m a writer?   I’m know I’m a writer because the words flow from my fingers onto the blank screen fill...

By Kristi Paxton   As our two kids got older, we became smarter, and then thrilled when they asked us for advice on choosing first apartme...

by Brenda Lysak I am in my third marriage that has less potential then the previous ones. How do I handle the pressures of running a bus...

By Sharon Wilhite Buzzzzzzz...Like the industrious bees buzzing around summer's blooms, I buzz busily from duties to deadlines to sum...

By Charis Seeley On Facebook, Mary did her laundry, Johnny is ‘Getting Ready 4 A Seriously Sick Night!’ and David posted a link about the ...

By Robin J. Steinweg On Poppy Day Tom and I grocery shopped. We passed a Viet Nam vet in the entryway, poppies and an ice cream bucket ...

A very special welcome to Twila Belk , our guest blogger for today!  Twila is the founder of the Quad-Cities Christian Writers Conference, w...

By Marie Tschopp Have you ever wanted to smack someone upside the head?   I’ve wanted to, especially after reading passages like this:    ...

by Lori Boruff – Hope101.net   Pressure to be perfect may push us one of two directions- overwork or under achieve. Some people strive for...

By Lisa Lickel I live with a double whammy of health issues. It wouldn't even be a problem if we lived fifty years ago; and yes, I...

By Jeannette Doran Fear and anxiety! How they disturb our peace! To live in tranquility is everyone’s desire. Yet, how is that poss...