What's a Servant's Heart Look LIke?

Small Town Skyline - Thoughts on Life - 2/11/2024 My husband and I, Dearly Beloved, just got back from a quick trip to Kansas to attend the funeral of his aunt. No extra time to play or tour, but major time with loved family. Emotions. Memories. Tears. Laughter. Many...

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there's a reason

Yes, there is always a reason. A plan. Whether we believe or not, God has a plan. A direction. I follow a guy, a wood sculptor, Ed Elliott, on Instagram. His work caught my eye.  He sculps angels. Out of wood. His works speak to me and I'm sure so many others.  Like...

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Inspirations for creatives

I'm not a prophet. Not by any long stretch. But a couple days ago, I woke to the cat purring right next to my ear. Not too unusual, but it adds to everything else this week. It all adds up. She was saying, "Wake up!" I immediately "heard" the words,"K-Love." That's...

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Amazon is on a roll

Amazon is on a roll

A couple months ago, I was reading something (you know how that is—whatever that was) and the article recommended checking my author pages on Amazon on other countries. Make sure they are correct and shiny. So I did. Canada. Japan. The UK. All was okay until I saw my...

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Thoughts on a Kickstarter

Just to be legal, there are no affiliate links in this post! I have been following several Kickstarter campaigns this last year or so. I've even pledged at certain tier levels--mostly for books--of course! I have followed Joanna Penn's podcast for many years and she...

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Angels and Demons

Writing from the point of view of angels and demons--how do I even know what they might be thinking or seeing? Writing about angels might not be too far off, but demons? Does your brain think evil?  I may be ornery but evil? We have examples of both in the Bible and I...

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Approaching Libraries

Just finished with taxes last week and the sales results of my author year are disappointing. Yes, there are the usual excuses: people are still reeling from sickness, job loss, painful stories in the news. But, in my case, I'm not crazy about spending the money to...

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Short on Cash? Use Cash Envelopes!

I just finished preparing our taxes for the dreaded tax appointment, here in the US.  This year it was easier--just because I dropped some cash into Xero accounting software for my publishing business. Took time to learn, but very much worth it when it came to filling...

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How to fix old Projects in Scrivener

Yes. I'm trying to blog again. But I could not access my Scrivener Project titled Blog Posts. I love Scrivener (This is my affliate link, by the way! I earn a certain percentage, at no extra cost to you.). I write the posts in Scrivener, then copy and paste into my...

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