by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales While scrolling social media recently, I came across a very short statement. Don’t let your struggles become your identity. It stopped my scroll. Have you ever done that? Have you ever given your struggle so much power that you claimed it as part of who…

By Edie Melson @EdieMelson Attending a writing conference can feel a little like preparing for a marathon while simultaneously packing for summer camp and trying not to forget your business cards on the kitchen counter. But it’s also a time filled with excitement, anticipation, and hope. And if we’re honest?…

by Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites I confess, my keyboard is lonely. My life is a rollercoaster of emotions. When grief from multiple losses and my mom’s advanced dementia cloud my brain, words get lost in the fog. When inexpressible joy only Jesus can give overtakes me, my hands raise toward the…

By Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites On a return flight from a recent writers’ conference, I arrived at the San Jose, California airport with lots more spare time than usual. Two other gals and I took an Uber to the airport, and their flights were much earlier than mine. Perhaps my extended…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea When you’re having trouble sleeping, why is it you can turn over and forget what to do with your arms? Like they’re just in a tangle and you’re thinking things like, “Wait, that arm doesn’t go there,” and “That one doesn’t bend that direction,” and “Did I…

By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett It’s only words… right? If you look at surveys on the personal fears of Americans, the top answer is repeatedly, public speaking. Yes, heights and spiders and snakes tag in and out of the top three, but public speaking is a constant. Attending writers’ conferences, you…