The Story Barn as it was, the bookshelves full of resources, the angel. Photo credit: Mary-Eileen McClear Last evening at Stories Aloud, my reflection was on stories, what they mean for us, what they do for us as listeners. … Continue reading →
Today I posted over at Canadian Writers Who Are Christian. Read about books, reading and storytelling. While storytellers know the story and tell from the heart, books are another form of storytelling, especially fiction and creative nonfiction. Stories grab our … Continue reading →
The chicken was delicious. Everything was good. Over the yummy Caribbean lunch, we talked with people at our table, several who are members of Maranatha. Dana and her husband, from Toronto, were guests of a member. Dana asked how we, … Continue reading →
The World Storytelling Day is a “global celebration of the art of oral storytelling.” On this day, March 20th for the northern hemisphere, as many people as possible share their stories with others. The sharing can happen around a table … Continue reading →
I’ve heard people say, “When I am retired, I’ll write my memoirs” or “When my children are grown, I’ll find time to write a book.” Some wait and they do write, but often it never happens. As if it were … Continue reading →
I can imagine snow drifted across roads and highways for the wind was strong last evening.In the city, where traffic was light in the late evening, there were signs of more snow coming. And it was so cold! My husband … Continue reading →
Photo credit: Toronto Star, online Last evening my husband and I attended an event put on by Words Worth Books at the Princess Twin Cinemas in Waterloo, Ontario, for Olivia Chow and her memoir, My Journey. The book, published by … Continue reading →
Today, on my blog, I am hosting Kimberley Payne for her KickStarter Campaign to produce her children’s activity book, Adam’s Animals. This will be Kimberely’s second children’s book. Her first one was Trees of the Bible. She has produced other … Continue reading →
On January 4th, I accepted Jeff Goins’ challenge to write 500 words a day for each day of January 2014. I thought, Why not? And so I signed on, planning to use the challenge to work on a project left … Continue reading →
Blogger and writer Jeff Goins challenged followers and readers to write 500 words a day for the month of January. I thought, I can do it. It’s fewer words than NaNoWriMo. It can be blogging, another writing project, but not … Continue reading →
