• Christian Life - Journal - Writing

    What is normal?

    I’m pretty normal. At least I feel that way. But I recently took a “How crunchy are you?” test and I scored pretty high. I was surprised. How does a “normal” person score high on a test like that? And as I opened the mailbox this morning to send off…

  • Writing

    Our God Hears

    “I feel like God is sending me to the lion’s den… in Washington!” Over the winter, I wrote a children’s production for our Worship Arts Camp about prayer. I had no idea what God had in store through that theme. Numerous events have occurred recently that have (literally) sent me…

  • Dramas - Writing

    5 Easter Scenes for Churches

    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

    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…

  • Stories

    The Magic Ring: 20 Minute Free-Writing

    20 Minute Free-WritingTopic: A girls find a diamond ring on the bus GO: Bump. Bump. Bump. Screech. Our yellow bus began to slow near my stop. Carefully peeling my legs off of the hot, plastic bench, I scooted to the aisle. Flinging my backpack over my shoulder, I stood, just…

  • Journal - Writing

    Start

    begin. create. inspire. just start. no fixed plan. enjoying the moment. living here. now. not always there. then. give thanks. relax. breath… enjoy!