Almost November

by | Oct 29, 2012 | mercy

It is almost November as I write this post. If you are like most of the people I know, the thought of another calendar page turning makes you moan a little about the passage of time. My brilliant (and handsome) husband once explained it to me: When you were ten years...

Making Choices

by | Oct 22, 2012 | mercy

When I see someone’s name mentioned in the Bible, I pay attention. That’s because the Bible is not a blog. Moses didn’t grab his iphone out in the desert and type: Had manna for breakfast this morning. Eleazar wanted to sleep in, so he snagged an...

Beware the Voices

by | Oct 18, 2012 | mercy

October seems like a good time to talk about those voices we all hear in our heads. You know, the ones that say: Oh, yeah, you wrote that one great article last month, but you don’t have anything left now. You’ll never do anything that good again. Or maybe...

by | Oct 15, 2012 | mercy

I have a rejection letter from Christopher Little. If you are not impressed, maybe you don’t know he is the agent who represents J.K. Rowlings. In fact, he is the agent who managed her career to the mega-brand of success she currently enjoys. (No matter what you...

by | Oct 9, 2012 | mercy

I’m giving away stuff! (Great stuff. Not my old toaster, or anything) Jaymes Schrock of Scribble & Scribes did a magnificent job of redesigning my website.  To celebrate, I’m having a virtual party and giving away four fabulous party gifts. To enter, just...