Have you ever felt ‘ugh?’ I’m guessing if I stopped writing and awaited your responses, most of you would tell me that you know what I mean. That’s how I've felt too often this year, so to keep my brain busier, I signed up for some educational webinars/courses. The focus of many of these involved how to edit a manuscript properly. Editing is a writer’s favourite activity. (If you’re a writer, you’re probably smiling at that sarcasm right now.) Years ago, I took a rather lengthy course...

I remember when my kids were younger. They'd fight with one another, as we parents tried to help them realize that some of their most important and lifelong relationships would be with their siblings. They may not have treasured each other then, but look out if someone from outside the family hurt one of our three musketeers. It was similar to a scene in a show I once saw, after the eldest brother had beaten up his younger sibling’s bully. At the end of the altercation, he turned to his...

My mind’s been firing random thoughts faster than I can filter. Within the plethora of these ideas, one thought has bullied itself over the rest—so much so that I can’t ignore it. Prophetic things have been popping into my sphere of awareness on a daily basis, which shouldn’t surprise me--because I asked for this . I recently prayed that God would show me who I should pray for, and immediately this has been brought to my attention. Have you heard this before: 'There will be wars and...