Write On!

Many of my facebook friends are doing a 30 Days of Thankfulness and post each day something they are thankful for. I love that they are doing this and it is fun reading people's thankful posts. Although I don't write my own thankful posts on facebook, it does cause me to think about the things for which I am thankful. While I didn't come up with 30, I do have a top ten list of things I have been especially thankful for this past year: 1. First and foremost I am thankful for my Christian faith that helped me through some very difficult and challenging days this past year. I don't know what I would do without Jesus in my life. As a child, I grew up in the church but for 8 long years, I wandered away from God, living a life of rebellion. I finally went back to Him in the year 2000 and that was the best decision I could have ever made! I will forever be grateful for those who were praying for me at that time in my life. 2. I am so very thankful for my amazing church f...

Did you happen to catch the Dove Awards this year? Unfortunately, I never get to watch it on TV as we don't have cable, but I do always like to see who was nominated and who won awards in each category. My favorite category is song of the year, mainly because this category encompasses all genres of Christian music. This year, there were several nominees - in fact 22 songs were nominated. The song "All I Can Do" by Mikeschair was one of many nominated this year Below I have highlighted some of the amazing songs that were nominated for the 2013 Dove Award Song of the Year. “Forgiveness” performed by Matthew West Written by Matthew West From the Album: Into the Light Chorus:   Show me how to love the unlovable Show me how to reach the unreachable  Help me now to do the impossible  Forgiveness Matthew West is not only one of Christian music's most popular artists, he is also becoming well-known as a songwriter. If you listen to his music, you ...

One prayer I’ve often heard from women is that God would lead them in the direction that God desires for them to go. I myself have prayed that prayer many times. I believe that part of God’s calling and direction for our lives is to follow our dreams and passions – after all, it is God who places those desires in our hearts. But how do we know what those passions are? Or how do we know if we even have a passion for something?  Is photography a passion of yours? According to speaker, mom and missionary, Lauri Desir, there are seven questions you can ask yourself that will help you to determine your passion. These seven questions include:  1. What puts a smile on my face?  2. What do I find easy  3. What sparks my creativity?  4. What would I do for free?  5. What do I like to talk about?  6. What makes me unafraid of failure?  7. What would I regret not having tried?  For me, in thinking about these questions, I know that writin...