Guest Bloggers•
on December 15th, 2009•
A Tangible Reminder
by Mary Byers
Last year I read Me, Myself, & Bob: A True Story About Dreams, God, and Talking Vegetables by Phil Vischer, creator of the Veggie Tales video series. I was interested because my children grew up on Veggie Tales. But I was also interested because somewhere along the way I noticed Phil Vischer was no longer with Big Idea, the company he founded. I knew there must be a story there, so I picked up the book.
Though millions of children can sing the Veggie Tales theme song, Big Idea no longer exists. After expanding too quickly, the company was forced into bankruptcy. Vischer writes about the experience in his book, which is part memoir and part business tutorial. And it’s a touching example of how one man encountered grit and allowed it to be turned into grace.
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Guest Bloggers•
on December 14th, 2009•
I’m participating in a wonderful blog tour for the next few days. Be sure to check out the contest below – you could win a three strand pearl necklace. — Ty
LISTENING FOR CHRISTMAS
by Deb Kalmbach
I used to be the queen of over-commitment, and December brought out the worst in this malady. It was as if I were poised at an imaginary starting line, and when I flipped the calendar page, I was off and running–the December dash!
You could hardly see any white space on my daily planner it was so jammed with events. Kids’ Christmas programs, church programs, and endless lists of things-to-do obscured my calendar and my vision to see what really mattered. Each day when we hung another ornament on our Advent tree, I felt my chest tighten, and my breathing get shallower. Only single-digit shopping days left…Panic mode was about to set in.
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Guest Bloggers•
on December 13th, 2009•
I’m participating in a wonderful blog tour for the next few days. Be sure to check out the contest below – you could win a three strand pearl necklace. — Ty
Life Beautiful
by Margaret McSweeney
During a quiet moment after Thanksgiving, I started reading my parents’ stack of love letters that I recently found in a storage box. As a Christmas gift to you, I would like to share my father’s words to my mother written to her during Christmas 1949. This incredible "hug from heaven" has been a tangible affirmation that Pearl Girls has true meaning and great worth for women throughout the world. I pray that God will continue to bless this ministry and outreach. May we all realize that the grit in our lives can be transformed into grace through the love of God.
This is what I found written on a tiny folded card inscribed with "Christmas Greetings" on the front:
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Guest Bloggers•
on December 12th, 2009•
I’m participating in a wonderful blog tour for the next few days. Be sure to check out the contest below – you could win a three strand pearl necklace. — Ty
Too Precious to Wear
by Sarah Sundin
One Christmas when my mother was a girl, she received a string of pearls from her father. Since her parents were divorced-an unusual situation in the 1950s-she treasured the pearls as a sign of her father’s love. When he passed away her senior year in high school, the pearls took on even greater significance.
When I was growing up, my mother talked often about the pearls, but my sister and I never saw them. Mom kept them safe in their silk-lined velvet box tucked in her jewelry box. For dressy occasions, she wore other nice jewelry, but never the pearls.
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Guest Bloggers•
on March 21st, 2009•
I have had the pleasure of coordinating blog tours for authors since the beginning of this year. This month, I worked with author and minister, Paulette Harper to create a seven day devotional journey. I want to thank Paulette for the opportunity to host her today and all the bloggers who joined us this past week. You ladies are awesome! — Ty
Devotional Reflections from the Bible with Paulette Harper
Woman in Focus: Rahab
“Who would have guessed?”
JOSHUA SON of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as scouts, saying, Go, view the land, especially Jericho. And they went and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab and lodged there. Joshua 2:1
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FOR WRITERS, Guest Bloggers•
on February 26th, 2009•
This week, the authors of the My Book Therapy Blog Tour have stopped by to introduce their new book and their thoughts on the writing life. Rachel Hauck offers some great tips for getting serious about writing.
A therapist thought: Writing in the midst of a busy life.
By Rachel Hauck
Early on in my writing life, I had to give up the notion that writing time would come easy, be ideal and full of inspiration.
When I signed my first book contract, I was working full time for a software company as a department manager. I’d recently become a worship leader at my church, adding that to my job as youth pastor’s wife. My husband and I also gathered with other area pastors to start a weekly multi-church prayer meeting and I’d become the Vice President of a national writers organization and was coordinating our second annual conference.
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FOR WRITERS, Guest Bloggers•
on February 25th, 2009•
If you haven’t noticed yet, there has been a growth spurt in the young adult Christian fiction arena. Today, YA author Sarah Anne Sumpolec, stops by via the My Book Therapy Blog Tour to tell us why she loves writing in this genre.
Why I Love to Write YA
by Sarah Anne Sumpolec
My first book idea grew out of my work with our church’s youth group. I tried going to Women’s Bible Studies and do all the grown up things, but I always felt called to care for the youth. So writing for them simply became a natural extension of what I already loved to do.
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A Tangible Reminder 
