By Wendy Parker Cautious, compliant writing is not only boring to read it’s boring to write. Our job as writers is to stimulate and engage our readers to not only believe what we’ve written, but to persuade them to think differently. In Annie Dillard’s book, The writing life, she’s says this, “One of the …
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HIDDEN THORNS – A True Story by Marie-Rose Fox
By Josephine-Anne Griffiths About the book No one ever fully recovers from the death of a child. Marie-Rose Fox wanted to be someone who was happy—not hiding from the world, or bitter and angry. She knew that forgiveness was the way to peace, but how could she ever forgive her daughter’s murderer? Though the murder …
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Throwback Thursday – Promises, Anticipation, and Enjoyment
by Josephine-Anne Griffiths | @BooksTeaAndMe57 “Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best –” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what …
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Don’t Die With The Music In You
By Wendy Parker Listen up, peeps! Don’t die with the music in you. Whatever is in the deep crevasses of your imagination, don’t ever think nobody is interested in the “music” in you. You need to tell yourself that you have just as much writing ability as the next person. Sure, the other writer plays …
Devotional – Entitled or Entrusted
By Josephine-Anne Griffiths ‘Entitlement is perhaps the top word associated with the Millennial generation. In fact, seventy-one percent of American adults think of Millennials as “selfish,” and sixty-five percent think Millennials are “entitled.” Whether or not you believe the “entitlement” label is accurate, perception is reality.’ ~ Ryan Jenkins, Millennial and Generation Z speaker and generations expert. …
In the Moment: How your backstory helps grow your faith.
By Wendy Parker As writers, we love to think up a good backstory to a character we’ve created. We know that without a compelling backstory our characters feel and read like cardboard cutouts on the page. But what about your own life? What if you’re trying to hide your backstory from others so they don’t …
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Throwback Thursday – There’s a Hole in My Watering Can
By Josephine-Anne Griffiths Imagine trying to water your garden with a hole near the bottom of the watering can. It would be just as foolish as trying to run our car on an empty fuel tank, wouldn’t it? I was all ready to submit my post on ‘Unconditionally Loved and Forgiven’ which I shall do …
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Shooting Arrows from my Archer Chair
By Wendy Parker I recently purchased a new office chair from my favourite stationery store. Mind you, I only went in for ink cartridges, but somehow in my excitement of seeing all those pens and notebooks, I became so delirious that I am now the proud owner of an archer chair. I know, I couldn’t …
Book Review | Central to Nowhere by D J Blackmore
By Josephine-Anne Griffiths Book Description When Ivy steps over the cattle grid, reality hits. Capricorn Station is vast, desolate and Central to Nowhere. But Ivy has come too far to back out now. She’s left her past behind her and is desperate to make this work.Stockman Adam O’Rourke is equally determined she’s going home ASAP. …
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Adoption – Part of God’s Divine Plan
By Josephine-Anne Griffiths As another Mothers’ Day passes us by, whether joyful, sorrowful or a bit of both. My heart and mind turn towards those wonderful people who would take a child into their family and raise them as their own. Prior to the mid-1970s adoption was mandatory for unmarried mothers – a cruel predicament. …