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April 2012

April 12, 2012

Writing 101 (for the Kindergarten Set)

It's been a busy week of speaking engagements for me—one radio interview, one TV interview,...

April 09, 2012

Welcome to the “Best Thing Blog Hop”

Blogging provides writers like me with lots of opportunities—to publish and reach audiences without going...

April 03, 2012

Just Look Up (A Meditation of Sorts on Psalm 123)

I woke up yesterday feeling surrounded. Put upon. Up to my eyeballs in shhh...tuff. In...

March 2012

March 27, 2012

I’m Taking a Blogging Break (But Here’s Some Other Stuff to Read)

I'm taking a short blogging hiatus (for the rest of this week, possibly into next...

March 21, 2012

The Tyranny of the News Hook

Here's one of many hard lessons I've learned as a writer publishing primarily online: You...

March 16, 2012

And Now, a Poem About Ice Cream

Golly, things get heavy around here sometimes, don't they? They do. I'm feeling the weight...

March 13, 2012

Bloggers: What’s the Best Thing You’ve Ever Written? Want to Share It?

A few weeks ago, a blogger friend sent me a link to something he wrote,...

March 07, 2012

Who Should Read My Book? And Why?

Yesterday, I had a great conversation at a local coffeehouse with Rick Green, a columnist...

February 2012

February 24, 2012

Patheos Peeps: Adam McHugh on Dealing with Criticism

Every Friday, I post a link to a blog post written by one of my...

February 23, 2012

Revisiting the Daisies (Or, Why the Online World Isn’t All Bad)

My Facebook news feed yesterday morning was full of good-byes from friends who will fast...

February 22, 2012

Lent 2012: Breaking the Cycle of Bad Habits

I’ve been in a bit of a rut recently. I’m sad about what’s happening with...

February 16, 2012

Observations from My Book Launch

Observation 1: I really love public speaking. I had a great time speaking at my...

February 15, 2012

Q&A on Christians, IVF, and PGD

Over on her new blog hosted by Religion News Service, my ever-fabulous editor Jana Riess...

February 09, 2012

When Unconditional Love Isn’t Enough

There's a hazard to "living out loud," to writing as a memoirist who pens intimate...

January 2012

January 28, 2012

Watch “How to Get Published” on WHC-TV

Connecticut readers: In February, I will be appearing on a local community TV talk show,...

January 24, 2012

Four Ways for Writers to Be Good Neighbors in Cyberspace (and Promote Our Own Work Too)

Writers today (particularly nonfiction) must have a robust online presence, particularly if we hope to...

January 23, 2012

“Congrats on the book. What can I do to help?”

I am incredibly lucky to have supportive friends, family, and writing colleagues who rejoiced with...

January 18, 2012

I Never Did Like Group Projects…

Group projects. Does anyone (besides teachers) actually like them? I hated group projects when I...

January 13, 2012

Family Portrait: September 29, 2003

*This is an excerpt from the introduction to my book, No Easy Choice: A Story...

January 02, 2012

It Only Took 10 Years

This month my book, No Easy Choice: A Story of Disability, Parenthood, and Faith in...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

10 Favorite Blog Posts from 2011

I thought I'd join the blogger bandwagon and finish up my week of year-end lists...