“What are you gonna have prayed for?” I asked my mom. “Oh I’ve known what I’m going to have prayed for for several days now. I’m going to ask God for bold faith.” “That’s really good. I’m going to ask God for healed relationships.” Mom and I were standing in the lobby of the Danvers […]
Here’s a fairly simple Writing Exercise for memoir or autobiographical writing: What is your most prominent or earliest memory? After you describe this, laying out the settings and people, analyze why you think this memory sticks out to you. For an example, this is one of my most vivid childhood memories involving a loving and […]
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears punishment has not been perfected in love. —1 John 4:18 NIV As I worked on Lost and Found: A Tatterdemalion’s Testimony, I noticed that some of my words sting. I have a […]
The tiny glass animals that decorated my mama’s shelf, the ones my sister loved so much. Looking into the duck pond for the first time and seeing my own reflection, next to it, something caught my eye – my baby brother in his diaper riding a goose while the birds nipped at his already loosened […]