Posts Tagged ‘hope’
That little extra push: remembering your why
What’s one thing that motivates you to get out of bed each morning? For me, it’s a call to sprinkle hope, humor & heart through my writing. But whatever our “why,” it can prove hard to keep pressing forward when results remain elusive. For instance, last year I submitted six stories to a few publications…
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Leaving a legacy of love: intangible expressions that promote life
Where there is love, there is life. ~ Mahatma Gandhi One of my favorite descriptions of love is found in the Bible: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it…
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The most wonderful time of year: giving thanks
‘Tis the season to be grateful. Yet, why wait for Thanksgiving? It’s always the write time to give thanks! In fact, as I write this post, I count my blessings: greater than three hours of sleep in one night, a day job I love, an incredible husband and daughter, wonderful family and friends and good…
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Spicing up the change of seasons: Chris’ top 5 reads
As my website bio states: I write romance. Sweet, contemporary stories infused with inspiration and #allthings hope, humor & heart. And I’m a voracious reader too which, in my experience, goes hand-in-hand with persons who write. As you might guess: I love real-life fairytales wrapped up with an HEA bow — the bigger the better.…
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I have no idea what I’m doing: but I’m having a blast
Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come…You don’t give up. ~ Anne Lamott A few weeks ago, I listened to an interview in which Sarah Werner, host of The Write Now podcast, spoke with one of my…
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