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Encouragement for Writers
As we prepare to gather around the table with family and friends, there's so much to be thankful for. As writers, we possess the special gift of expressing our gratitude in creative and innovative ways. One of these ways is through the beautiful medium of poetry. Since poetry is one of my favorite genres, here is a Thanksgiving list I've compiled in poetic form:
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What is your "Why"?
I enjoy living out the call of writing for the kingdom, but there are some days when I simply don't feel like writing. Some days when the...
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Aug 1, 20241 min read
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Why I may not like your book
I saw a movie the other night with friends. A movie we thought would be fun to watch and provide us with the humor we all desperately...
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Feb 13, 20231 min read
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Making it count!
Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; No, I strike a blow to my body and make...
jeaninnestokes4
Sep 8, 20202 min read
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Climbing mountains and scaling walls
In your strength I can crush an army. With my God I can scale any wall. Psalms 18:29, NLT But I have given as much I know how to give. I...
jeaninnestokes4
Aug 14, 20202 min read
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How to be like Mike
I enjoy watching documentaries of how great athletes came into being. And watching the documentary called The Last Dance these last few...
jeaninnestokes4
May 18, 20201 min read
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Are you being smart while you're sheltering in?
Lewis Carroll’s book, Alice In Wonderland, perfectly illustrates the importance of goal setting during an exchange between Alice and the...
jeaninnestokes4
Apr 21, 20202 min read
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The top ten lessons I've learned as a self-published author
Can you believe it? Another year is almost done.. And as I reflect today on the lessons I’ve learned in 2019 as a self-published author,...
jeaninnestokes4
Dec 31, 20194 min read
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Start first in Jerusalem
And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samara, and to the ends of the earth....
jeaninnestokes4
Jun 18, 20191 min read
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Keep traveling
Don’t be impatient for the Lord to act. Travel steadily along his path. Psalms 37:34, NLT School is out and vacation season has...
jeaninnestokes4
Jun 11, 20192 min read
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ARE YOU GETTING READY FOR YOUR GRADUATION?
Don’t get discouraged and give up, for (you) will reap a harvest of blessings at the appropriate time. Galatians 5:7 NLT It's graduation...
jeaninnestokes4
May 13, 20191 min read
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Is it time for your name to change?
What’ s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram; now you will be known as Abraham, for you will be the father of many...
jeaninnestokes4
May 7, 20191 min read
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YOU CAN GET BACK UP AGAIN!
On a beautiful and breezy Sunday afternoon , on the 18th hole on one of the the most beautiful golf courses in the world, Tiger Woods...
jeaninnestokes4
Apr 30, 20192 min read
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Are you guarding your writing time?
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think....
jeaninnestokes4
Apr 23, 20192 min read
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How are you acting today?
What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? James 2:14, NLT How many times...
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Apr 15, 20191 min read
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I have no choice!
God has chosen me and given me this sacred trust and I have no choice. I Corinthians 9:17 While I have worked part-time for a number of...
jeaninnestokes4
Apr 2, 20192 min read
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Are you an eagle or a hippopotamus?
There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud. Carl Sandburg Every so...
jeaninnestokes4
Apr 2, 20191 min read
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Are you tapping into your power source?
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. Ephesians...
jeaninnestokes4
Apr 2, 20192 min read
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Step by Step
It’s such a fun time in a baby’s development when they begin to walk. But since the art of walking can be daunting at times, a baby may...
jeaninnestokes4
Mar 27, 20191 min read
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Are you growing?
Grow in the grace and knowledge our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. II Peter 3:18. NLT Have you ever put on an item of clothing, only to...
jeaninnestokes4
Dec 6, 20161 min read
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