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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
My Story: An Essential Question Answered through Family History
At the end of Sanders' Starfish, Rebecca shares these lines: "...I read my father's journal. [Before] I read parts of it, but I never...
Mar 16, 20233 min read
Where Am I Essential?
If you have already read LIES A PLACE, then you have discovered one of my favorite quotes by Marcus Aurelius:
“Think of yourself as dead.
Mar 8, 20232 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
FOR YOU: How Do I Show Love?
Do you recall this little reciting while plucking the petals from a flower? He loves me, He loves me not. He loves me, He loves me not....
Mar 4, 20232 min read
MAR 2023 GIVEAWAY: TARA C. ALLRED CELEBRATE THE JOURNEY
Come join the fun! Enter to win one of this month's prizes.
Mar 4, 20231 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
Last Call: February Wrap-Up
A month of exploring what caring, nurturing, guarding, and opening our hearts mean. Here is the month's wrap-up. Let's love!
Feb 27, 20235 min read
Forgiveness: The Ultimate Form of Love
Love and forgiveness - how do the two connect? What are the parallels? I don't think we can recognize the value of forgiveness until we...
Feb 27, 20233 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
Life Lessons: What Does Love Look Like?
I have been around people who seem like loving is just an innate gift that they share easily with others. For me, it's not always so...
Feb 11, 20233 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
Love Reaches Deep
Outside my comfort zone, I feel vulnerable. When I feel vulnerable, I need extra self-love. For me, this self-love means caring for my...
Feb 3, 20231 min read
FEB 2023 GIVEAWAY: TARA C. ALLRED CELEBRATE THE JOURNEY
February is all about love—and each of this month's gifts tie in with that special gift of love. Enter to win a paperback copy of Mirrors...
Feb 2, 20231 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
FOR YOU: Being Outside Your Comfort Zone
One thing I have wanted with this celebration is connection. We all have reasons to celebrate, opportunities to grow from, and insights...
Jan 25, 20232 min read
Writing Time: FOR THE ETERNAL Update
For those of you who have expressed an interest in For the Eternal updates: Thank you for the reader encouragement! This is a monthly...
Jan 19, 20232 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
Life Lessons: How Do You Learn?
When I was young, I made a mistake. My guess is you did too. When we are learning something new, in some form or fashion, we all make...
Jan 11, 20234 min read
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