Author Archives: Ordinary Servant
100 Pound Loser by Jessica Heights
Print Length: 36 pages Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Language: English ASIN: B009UKX7HY Price: $4.99 Purchase: Amazon Description Witty and candid, 100 Pound Loser is a motivational weight loss tool written by a mother of four whose jaw-dropping 100 pound weight loss story and practical advice will inspire, encourage, and motivate readers to […]
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Tagged 100 Pound Loser, Allume, Health, Jessica Heights, Lifestyle, Muthering Heights, Weight Loss
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The Author of Dreams
As the new year approaches, I begin to reflect on the past year. I ponder the things I learned and what I would do differently. As I look back some memories are blurry or fuzzy. While other memories stand out and are noteworthy. This year I took many risks and made a big investment … […]
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Dancing with Angels
Today I am guest posting at my dear friend and gifted writer Christa Sterken. I met her at Jeff Goins TribeWriters course. She came up with a wonderful concept of doing advent guest posts reflecting thoughts on Christmas. Please visit her website and read what Christmas means to me.
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Tagged Advent, Christa Sterken, Christmas, Jeff Goins, TribeWriters
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Capturing Camelot by Kitty Kelley
Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Language: English ISBN-10: 031264342X ISBN-13: 978-0312643423 Price: $29.99 Purchase: Amazon | BN Description A bestselling author goes behind the lens of a legendary photographer to capture a magical time. A consummate photojournalist, Stanley Tretick was sent by United Press International to follow the […]
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Tagged Capturing Camelot, Jackie Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Kitty Kelley, Photography, St. Martin's Press, Stanley Tretick
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What Does Giving Look Like?
When I was growing up, giving looked like a table full of home made food. My family toiled at making delicious dishes while I delighted in the aromas that filled the house. Now that I’m older and have a family of my own, I try to emulate my family’s tradition. My father is a chef. […]
Posted in blogging, children, christianity, faith
Tagged Children, Compassion International, Poverty
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How To Use A Runaway Truck Ramp by Shawn & Maile Smucker
Paperback: 268 pages Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Language: English ISBN-10: 1481033581 ISBN-13: 978-1481033589 Price: $14.95 Purchase: Amazon Description Like all epic road trips, Shawn & Maile’s story covers as much interior mileage, from one state of mind to another, as their big, blue bus does the physical miles […]
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Tagged cross country, How to use a Runaway Truck Ramp, Maile Smucker, road trip, Shawn Smucker, travelogue, United States
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Guest Post: An Impromptu Meeting
I have the privilege of guest posting for Tim Allen today for his 12 Days of Guest Posts Christmas series. I wrote about my impromptu meeting of someone very special. Please visit his website to read more.
Resistance: The Writer And The Struggle
I am a contributing writer for Godly Writers and today I write about the struggle for every writer… Resistance. I struggle with the voices which tell me I’m not a writer and that I shouldn’t bother. I have been especially thinking about resistance after reading two of Stephen Pressfield’s books; The War of Art and Do […]
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Tagged Charles Specht, Do The Work, Godly Writers, Stephen Pressfield, The War of Art
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It’s About Giving
This week while walking to catch my bus after a long hard day of work. I noticed something folded on the dirty asphalt street. I looked down and discovered it was a twenty dollar bill. I stuck it in my left coat pocket and ran to catch my bus. The following morning I was commuting […]
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Godwink Stories by SQuire Rushnell & Louise DuArt
Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Howard Books Language: English ISBN-10:1451678568 ISBN-13: 978-1451678567 Price: $14.99 Purchase: Amazon | CBD | BN Description Building on the themes in his popular book When God Winks, SQuire Rushnell shares real-life stories that are certain to uplift and encourage you. The stories in this book reaffirm that godwinks happen […]
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Tagged God Winks, Howard Books, Louise DuArt, SQuire Rushnell
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The Dream of God’s Whisper by Andi Cumbo
I have the sincere pleasure of introducing you to my dear friend and gifted writer, Andi Cumbo. I met Andi on Twitter almost a year ago and recently in person at the Quitter Conference. She is as amazing in person as she is on line. She is my friend, teacher and mentor rolled into one. […]
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Tagged Andi Cumbo, Dreams, God's Whisper Farm, God's Whisper Manifesto
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