Web: The information accessed via the internet.
Log: The official recording of events during a voyage by sea or air.
Blog: A shortening and combining of the term web log, referring to a webpage or site where someone writes regularly and informally about personal opinions, activities, and experiences.
My disclaimer –
Under this tab so boldly marked Blog, you’ll find little stories I’m writing from my life and imagination. Stories that may contain personal opinions, activities, and experiences, but—I don’t want to mislead you—this page simply doesn’t fit the log of my voyage by web description.
So, I’ve got an idea for a more accurate name.
Bstories.
Let me know if you like it.
Go Slow and Do Less in 2025! Rah, Rah, Rah!
I don’t know exactly what my slow year will look like other than an unhurried pondering of the dozen or so words-of-the-year that look to be walking through it with me. I’m excited to tell you the stories behind them as I bring a few at a time. (Not a jumping up and down excited, more like a quiet, glowing, gladness of anticipation.)
Why Read Fiction?
You’ve probably heard of people who don’t read for pleasure. People who read strictly out of necessity. To gain information or instruction. People who insist there’s no point in spending precious time on stories about characters who aren’t even “real.” I remember when...
A Breath of Summer Air
Carve out a few minutes to find yourself a quiet place in the shade for a late summer read (or even two!). I’ve picked out a selection of stories from my blog shelf for you to choose from.
The Good Thing about Hard Stories
“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.” 2 Corinthians 4:16 Once upon a time I was the picture of health. I could eat whatever I wanted, travel wherever my budget and schedule allowed, and...
The Unfancy Power of Prayer
Prayer is a powerful way of entering the stories of others. A thing that, even if it doesn’t change the way the story goes, can most certainly change the way we perceive the story and those who are in it.
Have You Seen This Woman?
I was at a writers conference some years ago when I sensed God posing some questions. What if you're doing all this work for just one reader? Would you do all of these things for just one person whose life and heart will be nourished by this story you're writing? Will...