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Top Posts from 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, here are my most viewed posts of the year! It’s always interesting to see what analytics reveal about what people are reading! Most Viewed Posts in 2018: 1. 9 Keys to Engaging Youth In Church This post keeps going! Now two years in a row at the top spot. By…
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Top Posts from 2017
As 2017 draws to a close, here are my most viewed posts of the year! You might be surprised! Most Viewed Posts in 2017: 1. 9 Keys to Engaging Youth In Church My annual top performer returns to the top spot! This is not a surprise. It’s my stickiest post and by far the most shared. And…
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Essential Reading 2016
Man! 2016 was a year! Phew! But it’s done and we are looking to move forward, eh? Raw, emotional, conflicted. These are the words I use to reflect on the year which has ended. And as one year fades and the optimism of another’s beginning rises here is some of my experience. This is the second year…
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Top Posts from 2016
Despite what we say, writers want to be read. Usually on our own terms. It is always interesting, however, to see what gets shared and why. While the top spots of the most viewed posts for 2016 were the most predictable based on their sharing and regular performance, there were a few stunners. I’m always amazed…
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3 Things I Learned From Writing Everyday
Writing goals aren’t only about setting them and doing them: they are also about shifting them based on what you learn along the way. These are the three things I learned from making writing goals, testing them out, and seeing how I did.
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Writing Goals for 2016
We all need goals. I see them like the map to the destination. I won’t know when to turn where until I get to the road anyway, but at least I know my direction. I’ve taken on my three words for this year and am making them more a part of my routine. I remain conscious…
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Why I needed to adopt the single space rule
It’s time. I didn’t want to do it. My ego was bruised. My sense of right and wrong convinced I was right. And yet… It’s time. I am officially an advocate of the single space rule. What’s the single space rule? you ask. This is the use of a single space after punctuation at the…
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At the end of a very long week
I have decided to end the week like I begin it. Or how I hoped to begin the week. At Starbucks, drinking coffee, writing. One activity I know brings fulfillment and hope for me. Of course, this week was different. It didn’t begin with writing and planning and organizing. It began with a phone call.…