Families can be complicated, can't they? We feel lost if we don't have them, yet sometimes, well…Recently, my family had our annual Cousin Reunion. A reunion of cousins, you may ask? Yep. You see, there are a whole bunch of us. 56 first cousins. There are 50 of...
Just some brief thoughts today on having a spirit of gratitude. I had the pleasure of speaking at my local ACFW chapter this past weekend, the DFW Ready Writers, now DFW-ACFW. And in my closing remarks, I spoke about working with a spirit of thankfulness.Sometimes...
I've just returned from the wonderful American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) conference in Indianapolis. For full disclosure, I work for ACFW, but there's a reason I work for them, and ran for and served on the operating board. I love this organization! Their...
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about the "Pioneer Spirit." And the week before that, we talked about "Living an Adventurous Life."Do you sense a theme here? I'm now struggling with making my own leap of faith, while seeing others around me taking their own and...
My husband and I were talking over the weekend. We both hit milestone birthdays this year, and that seems to have provoked conversation about our journey in this life. The events of our crumbling world have also provoked discussions.No, I don't have any answers for...
This last week I had the privilege to accompany my friend and newly published author, Mindy Obenhaus, to beautiful Ouray, Colorado for a marketing and promotion trip for her debut novel, "The Doctor's Family Reunion." The book takes place in Ouray, so what better...
This past Sunday, our pastor concluded his sermon series entitled "Empowered." We've been reading from the book of Acts about the early church.In Sunday's message, he talked about living an adventurous life... a brave life.... a life for Christ. He noted that in...
This week's post is purely my own opinion about the state of Hollywood movies these days, so some of you may disagree with my thoughts. That's fine. I welcome varying opinions and ideas.My husband and I enjoy watching movies and go to see them frequently. Anything we...
What if today was the last "normal" day of your life? What if everything changed tomorrow?It happened earlier this year with the devastating tornadoes in Moore and Shawnee, Oklahoma.It could happen to me when it's time for my annual cancer screening (MRI, Mammogram,...
In a new perspective that relates to my recent post on "What Drives You?" (http://www.talkingamongfriends.blogspot.com/2013/07/what-drives-you.html#linksmy friend, Ashley Clark offered these thoughts on her...