The Week In Words

Melissa at Breath of Life hosts a weekly carnival called The Week In Words,which involves sharing something from your reading that inspires you, causes you to laugh, cry, or dream, or just resonates with you in some way. I forgot to note where I saw the first one, but I think it was on someone’s [...]

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Microfiction Monday

Susan at Stony River has begun a Microfiction Monday wherein participants write a story in 140 characters or less based on a particular image that Susan has chosen for the day.  Design 215’s Character Counter helps keep track of the number of characters. It’s a fun exercise in creative conciseness…or concise creativity… You can visit [...]

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As the bridegroom to his chosen

As the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. Isaiah 62:5b. As the bridegroom to his chosen, as the king unto his realm, As the keeper to the castle, as the pilot to the helm. As the captain to his soldiers, as the shepherd to his lambs, So, Lord, art [...]

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Book Quizzes

I like to do these things just for fun sometimes…. I took this one a long time ago and got this result: You Are Mystery You are a natural problem solver. You like figuring out the best way to do something. You are very intuitive. You are good at picking up on people’s moods and [...]

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Friday’s Fave Five

Susanne at Living to Tell the Story hosts a “Friday Fave Five” in which we share our five favorite things from the past week. Click on the button to read more of the details, and you can visit Susanne to see the list of others’ favorites or to join in. 1. Celebrating my husband’s birthday [...]

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Flashback Friday: Driving

Mocha With Linda has begun a new weekly meme called Flashback Friday. She’ll post a question every Thursday, and then Friday we can link our answers up on her site. Sounds like fun! The flashback question this week is: How and when did you learn to drive? Do you have any particular memories associated with [...]

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Parting the Waters

I first read Jeanne Damoff when someone (I’m sorry, I forgot to note who) linked to her articles “How fiction can powerfully inform the practical application of truth,” part one and part two. Both her insights and her writing style resonated with me. Since these articles were part of a writer’s blog called The Master’s [...]

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Random Dozen Meme

Linda at 2nd cup of coffee created and hosts the Random Dozen meme every Wednesday. You can answer the questions on your blog and link up to Linda’s plus find more participants there. 1. How old is the oldest pair of shoes in your closet? One pair of tennis shoes is at least 12 years [...]

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Dr. Sa’eed of Iran

Some months back I wrote about Dr. John Dreisbach, a modern-day missionary who recently went Home to heaven. I was listening to his memorial service online when I heard the following poem read: Christ is my Life, and Christ is my light; Christ is my guide in the darkness of night; Priest and strong Advocate [...]

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The Week In Words

Melissa at Breath of Life hosts a weekly carnival called The Week In Words,which involves sharing something from your reading that inspires you, causes you to laugh, cry, or dream, or just resonates with you in some way. Melissa explains, “Playing along is simple, just write a post of the quote(s) that spoke to you [...]

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