Author: Linda@heartponderings.com
Encouragement from any source is like a drop of rain upon a parched desert. Thanks to all the many others who rained on me when I needed it, and even when I foolishly thought I didn’t. Claire Gillian Fifteen years…
…we must dare to show up and let ourselves be seen. This is vulnerability. This is daring greatly. Brené Brown I place a star next to the paragraph I just highlighted in my copy of Brené Brown’s book, Daring Greatly,…
As the Mad Anthony Writer’s Workshop (April 4-6) draws near, e-mails fly back and forth. Nita, my writing partner, and I help each other put finishing touches on our pitches. Nita with her Bluebells In the writing business,…
Today I want to acknowledge five vibrant Dayton writers. They dub themselves “The Plot Sisters,” meet regularly to critique each other’s writing, and attend writing conferences together. Traci Ison Schafer, Cindy Cremeans, Christina Consolino, Jen Messaros Ruthann Kain (not…
I’m overflowing with gratitude for the abundance enriching my life the past couple of weekends. What an adventure attending my first writer’s conference, The Mad Anthony Writer’s Conference, at Miami University Hamilton last weekend. There will be more to…
Early years: Sometimes grace is a ribbon of mountain air that gets in through the cracks. Anne Lamott Grace is tied to our image of God and what it means to be human. When I was in my early…
And the truth of your experience can only come through in your own voice. Anne Lamott As an introvert, I’m more comfortable speaking before a large gathering than engaging one-on-one. For me, opening up is reserved for only a trusted…
I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried in my heart. Anne Frank In 1999, after a long painful period in my life with both my children, we…
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