Today begins the 2nd annual birthday bash here on my blog! I’m celebrating my birthday this week, but the presents are all for YOU! Check in daily to enter to win fantastic presents! I’m kicking off the week with a synchro video blog post with my fellow author Susie Finkbeiner, whose novel Paint Chips just […]
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Live Who You Are (and a book give away)
It’s not often that you get to hear a “New York Times” best selling author (Anne Lamott), a world-class artist (Makoto Fujimura), an attorney working for social justice (Bob Goff), a mega-church pastor/author/artist (Erwin McManus), a Video Music Award nominated director (Isaac Rentz), another pastor/author of a major church (Kyle Idleman), and Veggie Tales creator […]
Help a friend, win jewelry!
One thing that I love, love, love is introducing people to each other and watching God bring their lives together. Two years ago, I attended my very first writing conference. I walked in not knowing a soul, and left with great new friends – including Susie and Lisa. This past April when I returned to […]
Win Jewelry, help a great cause
I’m joining up with my friend and fellow author, Susie Finkbeiner for a a great give away today! I met Susie two years ago at a writers conference, and she became my first “writer friend.” God knew how much I’d need a friend like her to keep me going through deadlines and all those panic […]
Friday’s Finds
I’m super excited to be over at She Sparkles today with my friend Cindy Bultema. We’re talking about body image. Please come join the conversation! From some friends: Cheated, by Erica Stidham – great thoughts on how comparing ourselves to others hurts us What if this Defined a Woman Instead, by Culture Rebel – great […]
Faith & Other Flat Tires (interview & give away!)
Congratulations to Mary C. and Jessie H. and Joy M. (Facebook winner) for winning copies of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Here Comes the Bride. I will send out your copies in the mail this week! “I grew up in a healthy Christian home and a healthy Christian community. And yet, beginning in adolescence, I […]