By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII Life’s greatest opportunities don’t always come wrapped in a big box with a giant bow on top. Sometimes a life-changing situation first appears as a black cloud full of bad news. When those moments arrive, you can curl into a ball and cry for all eternity.…

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan My word for 2026 is sanctify. To be honest, I was a little confused about how to apply it, so I decided to study it. Stay with me, because there is a writing application in this. Sanctification is primarily God's work through the Holy Spirit, making…

by Lynn Blackburn @LYNNHBLACKBURN I Can Trust Hudson Taylor served as a missionary in China in the mid-late 1800s. There’s a quote attributed to him that I love. When I cannot read, When I cannot think, When I cannot even pray I can trust. Y’all… Do you ever feel this way?…

by Julie Zine Coleman @JulieZColeman Getting old stinks. Nearing the end of his life, my ninety-one year old father-in-law took a fall and landed in the hospital. That meant medical tests, shots, and other intrusive treatments. He was miserable. He just wanted to go home and be left in peace.…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea I’ve always thought playing Tetris makes a person a better dishwasher loader. Tetris and probably Jenga. I really should’ve played more games. I’m hoping at least Wordle has upped my dish-loading game. Figuring out how to fit that giant spatula in without giving up prime, top-rack coffee…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel Over the years I’ve gone to a fair share of conferences. Church conferences, writers conferences, creatives’ conferences. Many of them have had some type of message about “focus on your why.” I understand that this is a popular thing to do – to have people look…