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Writing Credits (See my “Portfolio” tab above to read most of these)……..: Personal Experience Story
New compilation of stories to encourage the children in your life! Includes one of my stories first published in "Think Positive for Kids." Issued March 2015!
Some stories we write just stay in the heart. Just wish my old friend Mae could have read it! - "In the Merry Month of Mae,” December 2013
Read my story, "Angel Unawares": The unexpected gift of a new friend heartens our Christmas in a difficult season
FUN FACT as of JUNE 2013: This book is currently #13 on the Adult Non-Fiction Overall Religion Bestseller List ! Compilation includes my story, "Angel of Calm."
Child advocate Kevin Sorbo teamed with Chicken Soup for the Soul in this inspiring collection of stories, officially for kids 7-13. Personally, I found this one encouraging for kids 7 - 80. :)
Calvary Life: Non-Fiction…… Inspirational
"Sharing Our Homes, Sharing God's Word," Neighbors International, January 2013
Highlights: Fiction Story
Sold to "Highlights for Children," March 2011. Awaiting publication: "Daring Dani and the Case of the Baffling Yellow Sticky-Notes"
Inspirational Article
March - April 2003 "Prayer Ideas: Sing God's Heart..."
Two Non-fiction Stories
"Wings on Her Feet," Feb. 1992; "Uncovering the Ghost of Nancy Drew," Oct. 2003
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Category Archives: Personal Experience Pieces
Writer Woe… Spinning Straw to Gold
Writing is such a waiting game. Sometimes it feels like throwing dice up in the air, hoping against hope…this story is landing on Park Place! Or like tenderly wrapping up a gift from His heart to mine in prayers and … Continue reading
Making a “Mom Memory”
Last year about this time, I wrote a series of posts based on an interview with my young friend Cait. On this Mother’s Day weekend, I thought I’d re-share a fun story from that series – a simple tale of … Continue reading
Happy Mom’s Day Weekend
I miss my mom most of all around our birthdays (hers was the day before mine, and forever connected through years of co-celebrations when really, she made me more the star than herself) – and Mother’s Day. Sometimes life seems … Continue reading
Who are we becoming?
“God is the performer and we’re the song. He’s the poet and we’re the poem… God made you with a purpose and inscribed it into your DNA… When we allow God to dream through us, we become His dream agents, representing … Continue reading
Song Sung JOY
A couple of years ago I read a moving article written by a woman who struggled for years to forgive her abusive mom. She’d prayed about it, asked the Lord to give her a softened heart. Still, the hurt seemed … Continue reading
The Endearing Age
“Children make you want to start life over.” – Muhammad Ali “An honest man is always a child.” – Socrates Nine years-old. It’s such an endearing age. Currently, I’m working on a short-term project reviewing anonymous answers written by nine … Continue reading
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
Her sweet little voice sparkled across the drab auto-service waiting room, like clear water rippling over stones in a fresh mountain stream…spilling as dappled light over my weariness. Chitter-chattering to her Grandma, she turned her eyes to mine, blonde hair … Continue reading
Who’s Soaring Your Dream?
Question to ponder: When did you first know you had become a real [Name your life’s dream]? As I pulled in my driveway last Thursday afternoon, the words of a woman I’d just come from talking with about … Continue reading
Of Days and Stars Written on the Heart
“I know you love stories set in WWII era,” my writer friend, Cari, said recently, enthusing over her recent talk with her dad and mom about their memories of those days. “Want to join me while I interview them for … Continue reading
Investing Kind Words
Waiting in line at the grocery store last evening, wishing the clerk might move, um, just a little speedier, I caught the sparkle of a little voice behind me. Chattering a mile a minute, bubbling out her thoughts about every … Continue reading
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