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Just a confession: I was once such a strive-addict. Meaning, I could never settle. I wanted my goals met quickly and for success to follow. But at what cost? I was miserable, my soul withering. I was fighting against the lessons that would help me find my way,  racing past them at a blinding speed. If it was hot, I wanted cold; I would get angry at the rain. Seriously. Slowing down to listen to

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Hello Reading Friends, My new website is now available and offers the latest in my fiction, book contests, appearances, and everything you'd like to know about my books and where I'll be speaking next. My blog has also moved to my website, so I invite you to bookmark the new cyber-address since I will not be back to blog here any more. See you there! Your Friendly Neighborhood Author, Patricia

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Thank you for your diligence to visit Words to Go. I'm integrating my website and blog into one easy-to-manage site and invite you to bookmark the new location.Here it is:http://www.patriciahickman.typepad.comYou may also catch up with me through FaceBook and Twitter.I'm reducing the amount of technology I manage, hopefully creating a more focused target for staying in touch with readers and

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If you are responding to the Observer article, you've come to the right place. Please feel free to leave your comments here about the article or you may ask questions, but do leave feedback.Once you've read Painted Dresses, please visit booksellers websites such as Amazon or CBD and please leave feedback for me. Thanks!--------------------------Wow! I came home from church to a full blogger box.

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We've had a great week at Words to go visiting with authors Randy Alcorn, Cara Putnam and Susan Page Davis. The material has already given my hubby and I great topics of discussion. All of our authors are offering book gives. Here is the list of winners:Carly Kendall wins Maine Brides by Susan Page DavisConnie Sue Larson wins Deadly Exposure by Cara PutnamWanda Chamberlain wins Canteen Dreams by

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Today on Words to Go kicks off a week of asking authors what they’ve done to simplify life. I created a poll to the right of these chats. Might I add that although I’ve written on the disciplines (accomplished only when life is simplified) that as soon as I get untangled from the weights and obligations, the temptation to complicate life returns with a vengeance. Novelist Cara Putnam knows this

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The gentle tone of this week's postings has lightened my load for certain. Joseph Bentz's ceramic chicken story will be in my thoughts for a long time as I continue to learn the practice of waiting on God. Marlo Schalesky's tradition that she practices with her kids reminds us that the journey to the cross was a sacrifice for Christ but a process for us. Gail Martin reminds us of the joy of

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The days leading up to Christ's laying down his body on a splintery cross was full of foreshadowing. He is saying a lot and his words are very telling, but no one is listening.Have you ever had a check inside you, like a warning? But you discounted it because you did not want to believe it, or else thought your mind was misfiring?I'm sure that is how the disciples felt when they saw their leader

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I was a bus ministry kid. My mother took my sister and me to many churches for Easter so I became a connoisseur of Easter services. The plays were regionalized by southern accents and old guys in horn-rimmed glasses quoting disciples and ranting in fits when Jesus came down the church aisle riding the pastor's cousins' pinto pony. But, nonetheless, it was an interpretation that was

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We have an interesting line up this week of authors sharing how they and their families commemorate the days leading up to Resurrection Sunday. Today Marlo Schalesky, a novelist and mom, shares with us a way to show our kids the meaning of the season. Welcome, Marlo, to Words to Go!MARLO: Thanks, Patty. I love this time of year.PATTY: So do I. Daffodils are springing up. I'll can green beans and

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If the weather has you holed up in your hacienda, today is a good day to invite a new author into your life. And we're getting ready to do just that for some happy winners. Here are the names drawn this morning from the Big Straw Hat from this week's author chats:Carly Kendall has won Homestead by Jane Kirkpatrick Ruth Dell has won A Flickering Light by Jane Kirkpatrick (release date in April)

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Welcome to a week's worth of author chats where every day is a surprise on the Words to Go menu. Tomorrow, popular editor and novelist Karen Ball and I are going to chat about her perspectives growing up in the fishbowl of ministry. To follow are more great author chats and the topic is different every day, but will provide us with some insight into authors and each of their very different

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<!--StartFragment--> This has been an amazing week as authors share their stories of how walking through some very deep valleys has helped to deepen their perspective on life, thus the Greening of the Soul. Today suspense writer Amy Wallace shares a personal story that will hold you spellbound as her Deep Chocolate Suspense will hold you spellbound. Amy Wallace, welcome to Words to Go! AMY: I’

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I've been told that there are emerging writers visiting Words to Go. I would like to invite you to take more time to revisit this past week's author chats. Memory is a potent resource for writing. I invite you to journal and write down specific scenes from your own past. For instance, the memory of little Karen Harrington standing on a tree stump yearning to see past her own yard is a vivid

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If you left feedback for our author chats this week, your name was automatically placed in The Big Straw Hat for this week's Feel the Love Book Give.To start out, we have two unclaimed books from awesome new author David W. Pierce. So we did a redraw of names from this week's postings. The winners are:Don't Let Me Go--Jennifer Eckert Salvage--Rick EstepFor this week's Feel the Love Books, the

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If you left feedback during our author chats, your name was entered in Words to Go’s Big Straw Hat. Drawings are Friday nights and posted Saturday mornings. If you see your name on the list, you won an autographed book by one of your fav authors. Just email me with your mailing address and the book will be shipped to you this week. This week our guest authors chatted with me about The

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Today on Words to Go I’m honored to welcome a special guest author, bestselling novelist Terri Blackstock. Terri’s fiction is described as “Up All Night Fiction” because once you start reading one of her suspense novel’s you won’t want to put it down. Terri’s latest novel is entitled Dawn’s Light, and she has a new one releasing in a couple of weeks—Double Minds. and I have to say that I’m also a

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Sorry that this is posting late--but we now have our winners' circle of readers who won free autographed books from last week's Big-Haired Southern book Give. If you posted feedback, your name was entered, so check this list for your name!Betsy SmithCarly KendallConnie SueJoyce MahanBarbara ThomasonRebecca TyndallEric WilsonKum FurdTerri ForehandSharon WatsonAngela MeuserKate ShilohCongrats,

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Today Patty chats with novelist Leslie Lehr about “The Invisibility of Motherhood—the Hand that God sees.” Leslie’s debut novel Wife Goes On certainly has some autobiographical threads. Leslie’s general market novel is receiving rave reviews.PATTY: The reason that I decided to hold this, forum, for lack of a better word is because I have such a concern for moms who are coming on the scene now.

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What a great week I’m having on Words to Go! I finished my Random House novel The Pirate Queen and I get to chat with author moms this week on the subject of “The Invisibility of Motherhood.” Today novelist and mom Maureen Lang and I decided we should chat about the blessings of rearing a special needs child. There is probably a special place in God’s heart for moms with special needs children.

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Today I invited novelist Marlo Schalesky to chat on Words to Go about The Invisibility of Motherhood. She is the author of seven books, most recently releasing her novel If Tomorrow Never Comes. She also happens to have a Masters of Theology degree, so like a lot of us she loves studying the Bible and speaks to groups.PATTY: Welcome, Marlo, to Words to Go!MARLO: Thanks, Patty, for inviting me!

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This week, four authors will chat with me and share their stories of mothering. Their stories will resonate with you if you are a mother or have one.But what I would like to do, even staring down computer issues this morning, is to precede these chats with what I see as our moral obligations as mothers. My view of the world and of our culture has been from the top as a pastor’s wife. I see into

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After a twenty-four wrestling match with Blogger, I'm going to have to work out some glitches. If this goes up, hurrah! But I'll spend the weekend working out the problems with the feedback box that won't allow me access and then the drawing. So let's aim for Monday and I'll post the winners early as possible. Sorry about that, friends.I've so enjoyed the author chats and the feedback for "

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Yes, the fun continues next week too with more authors chatting about "The Invisibility of Motherhood--the Hand that God Sees!"If you are new to Words to Go, we've enjoyed a week of chatting with Southern authors about “Lessons Learned Livin’ Down South.” You may scroll down and not only enjoy the author’s stories but also meet a community of like-minded readers leaving feedback. Readers’

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Today we continue our discussion about Lessons Learned From Livin’ Down South. I met River Jordan in Texas a few weeks ago. I was amazed at her depth as a writer and her diversity of talents—she’s comedic and hosts her own radio show. River Jordan is a southerner with a global perspective. She began her writing career as a playwright and spent over ten years with the Loblolly Theatre group, where

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Today on Words to Go, we’re chatting with Southern chick-lit novelist Rachel Hauck. Rachel pens stories to the tune of a hybrid or “blended” genre. She mixes chick-lit with romance; then throw in some Southern gentility and there you have Rachel Hauck.PATTY: Welcome, Rachel, to Words to Go.RACHEL: Thank you, Patty!PATTY: You and I were recently discussing what it’s like living down South. It was

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This week on Words to Go, we chat with Southern authors about lessons learned while living down South. Today we welcome southern novelist Mary DeMuth who isn’t afraid to write about life’s thorny and sometimes complex themes, but bathed in beautiful prose. She offers expert advice through her non-fiction parenting books. But her real-to-life novels inspire people to turn trials into triumphs:

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Please check Saturday's blog for list of book-give away contestants!Author Tamera Leigh was born to Southern parents who, even though they were transplanted in Phoenix, Arizona, forever carried with them and passed on Southern roots to their four offspring. Tamera’s Southern Discomfort series is set in North Carolina. Tamera is now a happy Tennesseean. Welcome to Words to Go, Tamera!TAMERA:

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Next Week!! Join your fav Southern Authors for a personal chat about "Lessons Learned From Livin' Down South--What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger" and more Friday book give-aways!Thanks for leaving feedback this week for our awesome guest authors. Each time you left feedback, your name went in the old straw hat for today’s drawing. You do need to respond privately to me and provide your

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Welcome to Mystery Guest Fridays at Words to Go, a special Valentine’s Day blog event because today we’ve invited one of the most celebrated romance writers in Christian fiction. It’s my privilege to welcome Francine Rivers. Francine wrote many romance novels for years and then, upon accepting Jesus as her Lord, she quit writing for three years. It’s for that reason that I asked Francine if she

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Today at Words to Go, I’m pleased to welcome Stephen and Janet Bly, two novelists who also happen to be married. Stephen’s most recently released novel is The Land Tamers. I was discussing romance and marriage with them recently. In the midst of our conversation, I discovered that they were living a life rewritten by circumstances. I asked if they would mind sharing their story with us today and

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Next week chat with authors from down South about how life as a Southerner--whether born or transplanted--has affected their life and faith!Today’s a very special day. It’s my first time to invite as my guest my dearest Beloved, my Babe, my hubby Pastor Randall Hickman. Randy is the Lead Pastor of Stonehill Community Church, serving the NC communities of North Charlotte and Lake Norman. We

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Today on Words to Go, I’ll be chatting with an author friend who I’ve known longer than almost any author in Christian publishing. Karen Ball and I first met at author Gil Morris’s house in Baton Rouge way back in the early 90’s. She was a new editor and I was struggling to get my first book contract. Gil had agreed to be my writing coach. Since then Karen and I have both come up together in the

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Reminder!! All bloggers posting this week on WTG are entered in Friday's big book give-away! Don't forget to leave your feedback!!!Welcome to Romancing the Authors Week! It’s Valentine’s Week and love is in the air. But no one knows better than romance authors that love can be painful. Today Words to Go welcomes guest novelist, Deborah Raney, a romance writer whose novel A Vow to Cherish was made

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This week join Patty and bestselling authors each day as they chat about "The Pinnacles and Pitfalls of Being in Love." Three copies of Patty's novel Earthly Vows will be given away following a drawing Friday. Your name is entered each day for your blog post on that day. So if you post every day, that's five entries! Here's Our Guest Line-up:Monday: Join Patty and popular romance novelist Deb

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Praying for our children is the topic today with our special Mystery Guest Friday author, bestselling novelist Terri Blackstock. Terri’s fiction is described as “Up All Night Fiction” because once you start reading one of her suspense novel’s you won’t want to put it down. Terri’s latest novel is entitled Dawn’s Light, and she has a new one releasing in a couple of weeks—Double Minds. I have to

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Today on Words to Go, Patty chats with Patsy Clairmont about "Praying From a Surrendered Heart"Patsy Clairmont is a wildly popular speaker with Women of Faith conferences, an opportunity that's allowed her to speak to over three million women. She has authored over seventeen books including her first fiction book Stardust on My Pillow. Her next soon-to-be-released book is entitled Catching

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Today’s guest is Hachette/Warner Faith author and spiritual teacher Jan Winebrenner. Her favorite scripture – Matthew 11:28-30.I met Jan Winebrenner a few years ago at a publisher’s sales conference. We exchanged books and it seemed I had made a new friend. But when I got home and read Intimate Faith, I recognized Jan as an emerging talent in Christian publishing. Her writing and depth refreshed

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Skip Heitzig said, “Our true priorities—the things that are really the most important to us—will show themselves in our prayer life.”Today, popular author and speaker Thelma Wells drops in at Words to Go to discuss Praying God’s Will.PATTY: Thelma, thanks for joining us today at Words to Go. We continue in our discussion about prayer this week. Thelma and I met when I was on book tour with Women

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Today I feel so privileged to chat with bestselling novelist Neta Jackson. Neta is the author of the Yada Yada Prayer Group series and today she’ll be sharing about Prayer and Praise. Neta’s latest title was Where Do I Go?, the first book in the new series The Yada Yada House of Hope. Neta, welcome to Words to Go!NETA: Thanks, Patty! I’m glad to be here.PATTY: Neta, what would say is your fav

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There are a few gems in the Words to Go archive that were published before a readership started gathering here in cyberspace. Because Monday launches our first "Ask the Expert Week" and the week's theme is prayer, I'm pulling out a past fuel for thought to top off our tanks for the week's challenging discussions. Monday please join bestselling author Neta Jackson (Yada Yada Prayer Group) and I as

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Facebook Patty HickmanThis is special one. Enjoy, Sports Fans.

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February 2-6 “Ask the Experts” Week“Women Authors on Prayer”I was able to snag one more author girlfriend for an "Ask the Experts" week's discussion on prayer. So please make note and take note of this exciting calendar that starts next week, as we roll out the first week of February at Words to Go:☺ Mon. Feb. 2 “Praying and Praise" We'll kick off the week by chatting with Neta Jackson author of

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John Updike has been my favorite novelist since college when I cracked open a story called A&P. While the assignment was to dissect and analyze, I was lost in the writings of a man whose perception of modern culture was so honest and true, I vowed right then and there to at least strive in my writings to be honest. My favorite Updike novel is In the Beauty of the Lilies. I also remember reading

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Here is a great photage from Girlfriend’s Weekend, just in from Queen Kathy Patrick.Girlfriend’s Weekend PhotosI spent the weekend in Jefferson, Texas at a wild booklover’s festival called Girlfriend’s Weekend, sponsored by the Pulpwood Queen, Kathy Patrick. Kathy is the owner of the world’s only beauty salon and bookstore, Beauty and the Book. You would think that in a town as small as Jefferson

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REMINDER: Don’t forget Patty will be dropping in as a featured author to Jefferson, Texas this upcoming weekend at the PULPWOOD QUEENS AUTHOR EXTRAVAGANZA!!We all had such a great time visiting last week with author Lisa Samson. In addition to Mystery Guest Fridays, I’ll be hosting an occasional “Ask the Experts” Week. Here is the upcoming calendar, so be sure and post it to your Blackberry or

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Today’s Mystery Guest is none other than best-selling and Christy award winning author, Lisa Samson. Lisa’s latest novel will release in March 2009 and is entitled The Passion of Mary-Margaret (Thomas Nelson). Lisa and I have been friends for several years. We’ve shared writer’s sleepovers at her cabin in the Kentucky hills. And we’ve commiserated and fretted into the wee hours of the morning

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Teaser Alert!!!Tomorrow commences "Mystery Guest Fridays," a day that spotlights bestselling and award winning Christian authors from around the country. This week's mystery guest and I will be chatting over coffee about this week's topic "On Being Good." Tune in Friday and see if you were able to guess who our mystery guest is this week. Here's your hint:She's hip and trendy, but humble and

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When coming of age as a teen, a friend of mine struggled with the faith passed onto her by her mother and her desire to just be herself. She was made to feel uncomfortable with desiring the few simple pleasures enjoyed in a small southern town. If she went to the movies with me, she had to lie to her mother about it. It caused her to finally rebel and throw out the beliefs that I had hungered for

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Quick Note:The annual Pulpwood Queens Best Books of the Year list has just gone up and on it Painted Dresses. Here is what the Pulpwood Queens Founder said of this year’s selections:“All authorss featured at Girlfriend Weekend will be either be featured Pulpwood Queen Book of the Month Selections or Bonus Book Club Selections. Each author is handpicked by me as the best in books today. I hope you

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I’ve hit the ground peddaling, trying to finish my WIP The Pirate Queen in the coming days. And after it’s finished, I’m so filled up with God and the things that he’s ordained as missional in my life, I can’t wait to get the spiritual wheels spinning in 2009.That in mind, I’d like to ramp up the missional language here at Words to Go. So I’m going to offer to you a few weeks out of the year

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With an entire year to elevate my thoughts, to contemplate the peace of Christ and His redemption, I can still battle negativity just like anyone else. But over time I’ve realized that by embracing the morning with whatsoever things are lovely, it brings hope for at least that day. I can blow away negativity now much more effortlessly than in the past with simple mental practices like meditation

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If You Are the One Recovering From Loss:• Seek out a support system. I never would have made it without my girlfriends who called or emailed to check on me. I remember less about what they said, and more about their quiet vigil of presence. Support groups are available in most every state through ministries like GriefShare. My GriefShare group had mostly widows, though. I recommend groups that

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The best gift a grieving person can give to himself or herself is permission: permission to change traditions, to create new normals, to kindly say “no” to social settings that place high expectations on you. Another fact you might remember is that people who love you might be afraid of mentioning your loved ones name. Over time, whenever possible I gently dispel this myth to anyone who will

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After the sudden loss of our daughter, we were warned by other grieving parents of the “dreaded holiday season.” Our family had always enjoyed our Christmas fanaticism, the neighborhood lights competitions, and the many annual traditions we practiced. Having had loss thrust on us suddenly, we had to reconstruct Christmas. I attribute this one sane response to our family’s dependence on Christ

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Yesterday my hubby confessed he was having a very sad day. He was missing Jessica so badly he could barely stand it. I confessed that my dark shadow of grief had, thankfully, just passed and I was beginning to feel that awesome joy that follows. We're both thankful that God helps us as a pair with the balance of support for each other. We had no sooner made our confessions to one another than our

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It’s official, readers. I’ve been invited as an author to be presented JAN. 15-17 at the Pulpwood Queen’s Author Extravaganza, a huge annual event for women who are avid fans of southern literature. I'll be promoting my latest novel Painted Dresses. Whether or not I'll have to wear a tiara remains to be seen. If you live anywhere in the vicinity of the Ark-LA-Texas corridor, get some spray in

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Here are some notes of gratitude from some very gracious and grateful moms and kids who want to thank those of you who gave to the Thanksgiving Big Give:“The Secret Angels has helped me and my family be able to enjoy the holidays. Thank you so much. I have been out of work for almost 6 months and this is truly a blessing and I know God is smiling down on everyone.”“The Secret Angels has helped me

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If you've been following the Hickmans' Thanksgiving Saga, you may scroll down and read it in a three part blog. The following letter is posted from the Levine Children's Hospital for those of you who gave generously this past week to our families affected by AIDS:November 28, 2008Dear Secret Angels and “Co-Angels,”Each Thanksgiving, families sit down together in honor of a tradition that began

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(this is the final installment in our Thanksgiving Saga. Thank you for joining us this week)The boys shouted, "Restaurant!"It wasn't a true restaurant, not in the sense that we mothers classify an eatery as restaurant. It was in actuality a singles bar. Finding the parking easy, we cautiously marched single file through the guarded entrance. A big bouncer stepped in front of me, blocking us from

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(Part two of a three part holiday saga)The day, overcast and gray, reflected the undercurrent of our emotions. We both refused to allow the tide of loss to draw us under. Our talk instead embodied our vision for the meal. Soon we would return home with the prized booty--sacks that brimmed with poultry, cranberries, and fresh thyme. But after a half hour of circling our little township north of

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(part one in a Thanksgiving saga)November in the south is a mix of summer and winter, the reason that so many southerners catch cold. We layer our clothing in the morning and peel it off in the afternoon. A cold front can blow in a dusting of snow atop freshly planted pansies that melts away by dinner. That first Thanksgiving without our daughter Jessi, November was stuck in that weird gear

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This week, the Secret Angels Project will distribute Thanksgiving food boxes to our families who are affected by AIDS/HIV. We are being stretched beyond what we’ve ever been stretched as triple the families are requesting boxes this year. If you can give to the SAP, we will make sure that these families are blessed beyond measure. After the Thanksgiving Give, our Christmas campaign will begin.

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If true humility comes from a heart submitted to Christ and dead to self, then false humility is born of a desire to exalt self so that others believe we are good. The first act requires the death of self; the second only requires a few acting skills and a little finesse. The first creates room in the heart for a true love and benevolence for others. The second causes others to be used to promote

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My goodness, did I have an awesome time at the Concord FA A Gift For All Event! You ladies know how to put on a spectacular event! What gorgeous facilities and then, your awesome ministry team worked so hard to make your event so special—made me want to put up my tree. I think at last count for the dual event there 865+ women in attendance. The electricity was amazing and that made it all that

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Welcome to the writers of the NC Network of Writers. I look forward to our discussions and reciprocal learning experiences.If you have not yet signed up for this comprehensive and annual writer's event in the Carolinas, do visit the link and get into some workshops. Many, many talented authors will be presenting.In her book For Writers Only Sophy Burnham asks the question “When did you first know

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Native Americans believe the soul journeys south after death, thus the meaning behind the term “going south.” Outlaws using the phrase might mean that they plan to disappear into Texas or Mexico; it denotes the idea of journeying into a place where one might disappear. Perhaps going south represents a mixture of longing and succumbing, of giving up on this present life for a life less complicated

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We’re told in church growth circles and how-to-succeed-in-ministry books that we first need to realize that there’s not only a sin divide but a cultural divide. The cultural divide gets talked about as though it’s something new.Paul, Peter, Timothy, all of those guys waded into Christ’s ideology dripping wet with culture; but then following their respective transformations, were nudged by God

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There are many reasons to get out and vote today. But one of them should not be fear. There are always going to be fringe elements in the Body of Christ that want us to believe that the world is coming to an end if the wrong leader is put in place. By the same token, I’m not naïve. I do not want to see laws against human life grow even more lax. Nor do I want to see our rights eroded. But with

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