This morning at Covenant Church our Pastor was visiting elsewhere and our message was brought by a former intern, Jonathan Allotey. It was such a neat experience to be inspired by a new voice. Jonathan is a great young pastor who is from Ghana in west Africa. Passion drenched every word spoken today and myContinue reading “Today At Covenant…Promise vs. Reality”
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Five Minute Friday: Easy
This week the topic for the Five Minute Friday link-up post is Easy. What is a link-up? Essentially a link-up is when you join other bloggers and write on a similar topic. You share your blog posts with one another and begin conversations via a host site. You can head over to Kate Motaung’s page to check out otherContinue reading “Five Minute Friday: Easy”
Journal Bibles
One of my favorite blogs which I follow is by Rachel Wojo. She is a creative and inspiring person who posts about her faith and journey through God’s Word. Lately, Pintrest and Rachel’s blog have been capturing my interests with this new phenomenon in Bible study methods. Essentially Bible Journaling is an illustrative approach toContinue reading “Journal Bibles”
This Is My Time: Ode To First Light
This Is My Time: Ode to First Light Lauren Sisley At first light I am alone, but also accompanied by characters, stories, and worlds borne of an imagination. Burning a candle on both ends I slave away in my den breaking only for sips of tepid coffee. The other members of my family are fastContinue reading “This Is My Time: Ode To First Light”
24 Book Challenge: A Book Written the Year I Was Born
The following is a book review by The Ameri Brit Mom. This is book #3 from The Ameri Brit Mom 24 Book Challenge in 2016. This post expresses the genuine opinion and experiences of The Ameri Brit Mom and is in no way endorsed by authors, publishers, or outside influences. Title: Good Omens Author: Terry Pratchett andContinue reading “24 Book Challenge: A Book Written the Year I Was Born”
The Immediate Inciting Incident: The Irresistible Novel
As I dive into the week five topic from The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke I want to refocus on a few ideas that I tried to make clear earlier in the book study. Throughout this series on my blog I am simply reading and summarizing the ideas presented by the Writer’s Digest author, JeffContinue reading “The Immediate Inciting Incident: The Irresistible Novel”
Stitch Fix #5
I’m really excited to share some big Stitch Fix news with you. Drum roll, please… Stitch Fix now carries shoes. And not just ANY shoes. They carry name brand and designer shoes. Spoiler alert: I received some of my favorite shoes in this month’s fix. Although my stylist was feeling a spring vibe as sheContinue reading “Stitch Fix #5”
Veggie Pizza Appetizer
Last Tuesday night we had our final cLife meeting with our current church group. Next month we will begin a new term and our close knit body will be dispersing in different directions. It’s a good thing ultimately because it means we had outgrown one group, but it’s always sad when a good thing comesContinue reading “Veggie Pizza Appetizer”
Today At Covenant…No Longer Slaves
It’s been a couple of weeks since I last updated you on the preaching of Pastor Travis Davenport at Covenant Church in Grove City. So many things have been happening in our congregation. Last week I had the privilege to pray for others during our first altar call (due to the fact that we meetContinue reading “Today At Covenant…No Longer Slaves”
Purple Prose and Painted Paragraphs: The Irresistible Novel
This is my fourth week exploring a writing principle from The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke. The focus this week is on being an invisible novelist. Gerke’s issue which he calls “purple paragraphs” is rooted in whether or not an author should get outside the mind and action of the characters and add someContinue reading “Purple Prose and Painted Paragraphs: The Irresistible Novel”
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