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Dear Me…Letter To My Younger Self {Cookie Walter}

Dear Me…Letter To My Younger Self {Cookie Walter}

We continue today in our series of letters to our younger selves. Mom shares from her heart about a pivotal time in her life. Decisions that changed her course. These words are hers – actually all eight handwritten pages of them. Her letter is a bit longer than the rest but how do you shorten your mom’s gift? I have edited them for clarity, grammar, spelling and punctuation. She is a wealth of wisdom. Maybe…

Dear Me…Letter To My Younger Self {Kristi Woods}

Dear Me…Letter To My Younger Self {Kristi Woods}

This month we are celebrating my birthday with several letters to our younger selves through five generations of women. I’m also sharing a few of my favorite things as giveaways. Don’t forget to enter!  Introducing Kristi is like a songbird introducing morning – she makes me smile. I first met her at Compel Training, learning alongside me the fine print of being a writer. We became fast friends. She does for me what she longs…

Dear Me…Letter To My Younger Self {Carmen Horne}

Dear Me…Letter To My Younger Self {Carmen Horne}

What are some of the things you wish you could tell your younger self? July is my birthday month and part of the celebration will be glimpses into the lives of five generations of women. There seems to be something healing about getting our stories down on paper. An opportunity to share the wisdom we have gained with others and the reassurance that we are not alone. Some of us write publicly, others of us…

Sometimes Sitting At God’s Feet Means I Tie Myself To His Chair

Sometimes Sitting At God’s Feet Means I Tie Myself To His Chair

So when two writer friends posted writing prompts for this week that seemed to go hand in hand, I could hear a “sacred echo”. Suzie Eller’s prompt is “I’m Expecting” and Kate Motaung’s prompt for Five Minute Friday is “Dream”. What is it about expectations that can thrill us with all the possibilities and then chill us when they are unmet? Dreams and expectations are wrapped around hope and when those dreams come true, we…