Who besides me is flabbergasted that it is 2026? I blink and a whole year has gone by. I’m very excited about this year. I’ve already been busy planning and calendaring my projects, setting goals and the way to get there. My vision hasn’t changed, but I am carrying over some goals from 2025. And…
Wow, this year has flown by! I am normally reviewing my goals for the year and planning next year by this time, but I am woefully behind. I still don’t have the draft of my next book written, and I had planned to release it this month. Ferguson and Maisie are getting a bit teed…
My personal/professional development coach, David Neagle, recently said during a morning meeting that you can’t manage time, you can only manage your calendar. How true! But how many of us actually look at it that way? There is so much out there on the Internet about time management. And I’ve blogged about it too. But…
Most writers are thrilled to see their books earn big sales on Amazon. But I can count on one hand the number of writers who’ve said to me, “I enjoy marketing.” For many writers, marketing, aka asking people to buy your book, makes them cringe. Why? This is a question on which you want to…
Publishing a book can pile on the overwhelm. Let’s face it, there are a lot of things to be done besides writing the book. Actually any project can seem overwhelming when we consider all that must be done and think we need to do it all at the same time. A good method to deal…
I recently started the practice of writing morning pages every day before I begin my work hours. I asked myself a time or two whether they were a useful tool or a waste of time. You’re probably asking, “What are morning pages?” They’re a tool created by author Julia Cameron. She discusses them in her…
Today’s post is from author Chad Campese. Chad is a father, husband, police officer, blogger, and author of the book Confession of a Christian Fraud. He holds a BA in Christian Counseling and psychology, is heavily involved in peer support and recovery when it comes to first responders, and is an expert in living his…
Last month over at DebraLButterfield.com I spoke about some of the subtle lies Satan plants in our hearts without us even knowing it. And in actuality, I’m on a cleaning binge. I’m working to clean out the lies I have unwittingly embraced and that have kept me from enjoying the abundant life Jesus promised. A…