What happens in a decade? Styles shift. Administrations change. Trees grow. Sweet elementary-school kids turn into teenagers. (Let's hope they're still sweet!) And for me, a book went from an idea to something I can actually hold in my hands. In my last post, Just Keep Rowing, I outlined some of the challenges I faced in getting the manuscript for Life, Faith, and Saltwater Taffy ready to send…
(photo credit: David Padfield/FreeBibleimages.org) I have exciting news to share. The manuscript for my book, Life, Faith, and Saltwater Taffy, is in the publisher’s hands and should be available in early 2022. It has been quite a journey. A few days ago, I was reading a devotion from Sheila Walsh’s 5 Minutes with Jesus, in which she presented what was, at least to me, a fresh perspective on…
There’s a word that I’ve been seeing and hearing a lot in the past few months, and that is hope. I thought about what it means and even wrote a first draft for a blog post. Then my mother took a bad fall and I set writing aside. However, that word wasn’t meant to stay sidelined. One day last week, my schedule was bookended with Zoom meetings. In…
In my last post, I stated that I planned to post on Splashes of Encouragement less frequently, as I focused more on my book, Life, Faith, and Saltwater Taffy. Well, I have been working on the book. And it just so happens that I've been doing rewrites on a section about fear, worry, and anxiety. While I was not writing specifically for the present situation, these topics are…