On the 9th of December 2022, it marked 2,287 days since God declared healing over me. I spent some time reflecting on the previous day…... It had started out wonderfully I had a dream where I sensed God’s presence so strongly and I was greatly encouraged, but by the afternoon I was in a state …
Friday Fiction | 2022 What Have I Learnt?
Normally for Friday Fiction I would put up a book review but today I will be doing something different. This past month has been a rough month. I have been dealing with dental pain and thankfully the tooth will be removed early Feb. Then on Christmas night we had a fire in a business a …
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Book Review of “The Challenge to Trust on the Path to Peace: A 50-day Journey” by Cindy Janecka.
Today I am reviewing The Challenge to Trust on the Path to Peace: A 50-day Journey” by Cindy Janecka. Blurb taken from Amazon: “If you would like to exchange your restlessness and anxiousness for a heart and mind of peace, come along on this inspirational 50-day journey. We are commanded throughout Scripture to trust God, …
Adding Front and Back Matter to Give Our Readers More
When we create a novel for our readers to enjoy, we might start with the first sentence of chapter one, but we shouldn't consider it finished when we type “The End” after the last sentence of the story. It's time to write the front and back matter to give our readers more. We can add …
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Tuesday Book Chat | Have You Achieved Your 2022 Reading Goal/s?
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Have you achieved your 2022 reading goal/s? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in our …
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Devotional | Changing Times – An Unchanging God
Devotional by Karen Rees “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock in whom I take refuge.” Psalms 18:2 The Mt. Pinatubo volcano erupted in the Philippines in June, 1991. In a matter of days, villages, rice fields and roads were buried under thousands of tons of pale …
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Fiction Friday | All the Lost Places by Amanda Dykes
All the Lost Places is a dual timeline novel made more complex by the fact the past timeline (1807) is partly quotes from a series of children's books and partly narrative, with a very blurred line between what is part of the fictional stories and what is part of this story. In the past timeline …
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Devotional | The Incarnational *ADVENT*ure
There’s something about Christmas. People from all walks of life suddenly start decorating their homes garishly, wearing garments they would otherwise never dream of endorsing, putting trees inside their houses instead of outside where they belong, singing in public, and making plans to cook a very specific set of foods. A whole host of traditions, coming …
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Busyness Gives Us Nothing
What message has God wanted to tell you lately but you’ve been too busy to stop and take the time to listen to Him? It’s crazy, but we give all our attention to busyness and what does busyness give us in return? I’ll tell you, absolutely nothing. That’s right, zip, narder, diddly squat. Busyness is like a …
Tuesday Book Chat | What Were The Top 5 (or 10) Books You Read in 2022?
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What were the top 5 (or 10) books you read in 2022? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the …
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