A Step in the Write
Direction
November
26
Update:
I hope you all had a Happy
Thanksgiving Day and that none of you were alone! Our two children, who work at
a hospital, brought ham, turkey, and stuffing over here, and we supplied the
potatoes and gravy, sweet corn, pumpkin pie, and Jell-O made with pineapple,
sherbet, and marshmallows. Then we had a nice talk with our daughter and family
in Oklahoma
I’m beginning to receive
submissions for the grandfather/father anthology. I’d love to see some children
write something about their dad or grandpa. Pass this on to your family!
Thought for the
Day:
“It’s a constant challenge for
any church not to become a house of condemnatory judgment in which our wounded
are spiritually executed by a firing squad of merciless fellow members” (Lloyd
Ogilvie).
Laugh for the
Day:
Top Five Excuses if Caught Sleeping at Your
Desk (Source Unknown)
No.
5: They told me at the blood bank this might
happen.
No.
4: This is just a fifteen-minute power nap they
raved about at the management course you sent me to.
No.
3: Whew! Guess I left the top off the Witeout®.
You probably got here just in time.
No.
2: Did you ever notice sounds coming out of
these keyboards when you put your ear down real close?
And, the No.
1 best thing to say if you
get caught sleeping at your desk:
Raise your head slowly and say, “. . . In Jesus’ name. Amen.”
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Sharing
Time
While teaching the poetry workshop at the ACW conference
this year in Tempe ,
Arizona Nashville
At that conference I was also slated to teach the poetry
workshop, and again, only one lady showed up. I told her, “If you want to attend
another class, I’ll just give you my booklet on ‘Writing and Selling Your
Poetry.’” (Secretly I was hoping she’d say OK as I wanted to attend another
class.) But instead, she said, “Can we just talk?”
I agreed, and she began to share her story of a broken
relationship with her son. Even though he and his family lived just down the
block, she wasn’t allowed to visit them or see her grandchildren. Mother’s Day
was coming up in a few weeks, and she was heartbroken that there would be no
gift or card from them. At the end of the hour, we prayed and I offered a few
suggestions.
A few days later she called me. She had gone to their
house, knocked on the door, and asked to come in. She then shared some of the
suggestions I had given her (with God’s leading). Her voice rang with happiness
as she told me of the reconciliation.
The next month I was at another ACW conference in Atlanta Nashville
When I think of how close I came to missing out on that
answer to prayer…
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In John, chapter 3, Jesus gave the gospel in a nutshell to
just ONE person. Is there someone you know today who is waiting to hear from
you?
God bless you all this
week!
Donna
www.thewritersfriend.net
"A Step in the Write Direction--the Complete How-to Guide for Christian Writers"
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