• Christian Life - Home School

    Easter Plan 2015

    March 16, 2015

    As mentioned in a previous post, I wanted to make sure we filled our Easter baskets with Jesus this year, so to speak. Here’s one step I’m taking. Easter Lapbooks For the next 3 weeks, with my 6 and 9 year old boys we will: Read 2-3 chapters/day in the…

  • Christian Life - Home School - Parenting

    Re-Booting Easter

    March 8, 2015

    Looking through scrapbooks, my son asked on our Easter page, “What does that Bible verse have to do with Easter?” What?! (Insert deep sigh.) Because Easter is about Jesus! I think somewhere between egg hunts, matching clothes, and colored eggs, we missed the JESUS part. It isn’t that we don’t…

  • Book Reviews

    Blue Like Jazz – A Book Review

    February 24, 2015

    A decade after the book rose to popularity, I finally got around to reading Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz. What I liked best was the honest candor he expressed through his experiences. He didn’t speak from a platitude. He talked about his life as though we were having a chat…

  • Dramas - Writing

    5 Easter Scenes for Churches

    February 21, 2015

    I’ve released a collection of scenes for Easter titled Why Am I Here: 5 Contemporary Easter Monologues. And for 5 days, it’s available as a FREE Kindle download. The promotion runs Feb 23rd – Feb 27th. Through five stories, contemporary actors ask the question “Why am I here?” on Easter…

  • Just for Fun - Writing

    5 Ways to Have a Successful Blog

    February 20, 2015

    In order to launch my new website in 2015, I read dozens of blogs and books about how to create an author website, grow a blog, and build a platform. I learned five basic rules: Use catchy titles that promise something to the reader. Include bullet points and numbered lists…