

Never Alone
Nearly 500 years ago, poet John Donne wrote the famous lines: No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the...


Chain Repair
I don't wear much jewelry, but I imagine if you have a necklace of your mother's and the chain breaks, you'll take it to a jeweler and...


What God Does
I saw a video recently: Louie Giglio presenting a sermon about God holding us together. I've linked the short version (<6 minutes), but...


Walk for Life and Hope
Recently a friend shared on face book that her former pastor had committed suicide. He had struggled for years with depression and...


A Beautiful Word
The Louvre in Paris is one of the most well-known art museums in the world, and with 35,000 objects d'art it's the largest. According to...


Very Hard, Indeed
As writers, we generally read other authors in our chosen genre. We'll read other genres, too, of course, but it's important to read...


Stuff for Your Stuff
This is part 2 of a mini-series on the benefits of minimalism. Click here to read part 1: The Tyranny of Choice. Click here to check out...


The Road Home
Summer is the time for travel, vacations, and short get-aways. Summer is winding down, and we're weary and ready for a change. Before we...


Macbeth
Today for Writers' Wednesday, we're going to take a look at historical fiction. I write historical YA fiction; my stories come from the...


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The big news from the Big Island this spring and summer has been the continual eruption of Kilauea. It began in April 2018, but the US...