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BECOMING A MEAN, TEEN PARENTING MACHINE by Katie Millar Wirig
A step-by-step guide to better relationships with teenagers, this book is incredible! Katie Millar Wirig has done a remarkable job of...
May 8, 20233 min read
Meet Katie Millar Wirig, M.A.
Last year, my dear friend Katie Millar Wirig reached out about her amazing work in progress. We chatted off and on about her publishing...
May 8, 20232 min read
Clearing Out the Weeds: An Interview with Lauri Schoenfeld
"Be gentle with yourself and permit yourself to try again. Healing from past lies and trauma takes time to create a new dialogue for...
Apr 21, 20234 min read
Meet Lauri Schoenfeld
In the winter of 2017, I attended an all-day training event—that ended up not being what I expected. A little discouraged, I headed to...
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Where Am I Essential: An Interview with Joani Elliott
"I needed to write a story that would take me head first into all those challenging feelings all of us face as creatives."
Mar 22, 20233 min read
THE AUDACITY OF SARA GRAYSON by Joani Elliott
This has been the perfect book for me to read while working on FOR THE ETERNAL, my final book in The Existence Series. Sara’s journey...
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Meet Joani Elliott
Last year, at the 2022 Storymakers Conference, I had the enjoyable opportunity to be tablemates with Joani Elliott during the mass book...
Mar 4, 20232 min read
A Look at Love: Book Chat with Michelle Dennis Christensen
On Feb 21, 2023, my morning began hearing a quote, "Do something that scares you every day." Later that day, Michelle Dennis Christensen...
Feb 21, 20231 min read
Love for Self, Others, and God: An Interview with MemoryBlogger Vivian Cumins
"For decades, I set unrealistic expectations of myself in an effort to gain approval – not the approval of others, but the approval of...
Feb 20, 20233 min read
Labels by Viv
First published on the MemoryBlogger May 8, 2022 Assumptions, accusations, pity, and blame All emit from a society, uneducated in me...
Feb 18, 20232 min read
Who is the MemoryBlogger?
Have you ever met someone and within a short period you are opening your heart to this new special friend? That has been my experience in...
Feb 17, 20232 min read
Loving Ourselves, Others, and God: An Interview with Michelle Dennis Christensen
"The more I contemplate the sacrifice required to save Martin, the better I understand the Savior’s gift for me, for Martin, and for...
Feb 15, 20235 min read
MIRRORS OF JESUS by Michelle Dennis Christensen
I got to be a beta reader of an early draft of this inspirational memoir in April 2021. All I can say is this book is absolutely...
Feb 7, 20232 min read
Meet Michelle Dennis Christensen
This month's guest is extremely special to me. In Jan 2017, I received a notification that I had a new subscriber to my newsletter...
Feb 2, 20233 min read
Last Call: January Wrap-Up
This month has been more fun than I would have imagined. Thank you to all who have participated in the month's activities. Currently,...
Jan 30, 20233 min read
Being Outside Your Comfort Zone: An Interview with Katherine Nichols
I would tell people who are feeling vulnerable about living outside their comfort group to take a deep breath and go for it. And if...
Jan 13, 20233 min read
TRUST ISSUES by Katherine Nichols
My first read for 2023 and I am having a great time. Terrific humor and fun characters! This is exactly what I need to start this year....
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Meet Katherine Nichols
Each month I will be spotlighting a special author. To kick off 2023, I could not be more delighted to introduce you to Katherine...
Jan 5, 20231 min read
“A Love Letter to the Creative Process”
Author Jodi L Milner invited me to be a guest author on her blog. Her suggestion: A Love Letter to the Creative Process. Here is what I...
Aug 7, 20191 min read
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