Dear Lord,

I want to live a clean and healthy life.

A life that I can be proud of and that I can tell everyone about it without feeling embarrassed.

In other words, I want to live like You Lord.

I want […]

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Our Father,

Thank You once again for a great day!

Thank You for a great life so far!

I enjoy sitting back on my porch, listening to nature, and enjoying the view.

Father, Thank You for opening my mind […]

November: Family Stories Month. Record or listen to stories from relatives of all ages.

November: National Family Literacy Month. Enjoy some family readings.

November: National Life Writing Month. Write […]

Dear Lord,

Thank You for another day.

Thank You for allowing me to see my daughter, granddaughters, and son-in-law.

Also, Thank You for letting me see my wife.

I pray for safe travels.

I pray that […]

Dear God,

Thank You for blessing me with another day.

I do not deserve another chance because of all my sins against You.

God, I know You are wonderful and love us all because of all the chances You have […]

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Happy Father’s Day, Lord!

I thank You for giving me another day.

Thank You for blessing me with a great life, family, love, salvation, and the talents to do your will.

I ask Your blessings to show me what […]

Dear Lord,

I do not deserve anything that I ask for,

especially for the sins that I have committed.

I pray that You forgive me for my sins and clean me.

I need to start over with everything.

I need […]

I never thought I could run a marathon until I stood near the finish line of the NYC Marathon, watching people who looked just like me cross that ultimate line. I thought, “If they can do it, so can I.” But I […]

Dear Lord,

Thank You for giving me the opportunity and the ability to start “The Writer and a Doctor – My Journal Conversations with God” blog!!

I pray that this blog will be able to help at least one person […]

With 15+ years of experience writing and editing fiction, I can teach you a lot about plot, characters, style, pacing, and more, but I didn’t invent most of the techniques that I teach. To be completely honest, I […]

Dear God,

I thank You for getting me through today.

Thank You for giving me the strength to plant the two “baby” palm trees on the side of the house.

Thank You for helping me with the guide at work and […]

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Dear Lord,

I want to thank You for saving my daughter’s life!

She came very close to being with You in Heaven.

As you said, and I know, it was not her time!

I should be there in Heaven before […]

Lord,

I am always thinking about my past!!

However, there is nothing that I can do to change it!

I think about my future!!

But I can’t change that either.

I will always live in the present.

Lord, […]

Dear God,

Thank You for giving me another day to live.

Thank You for letting me open my eyes and enjoy the beauty You graced us with.

The incredible sky, the trees, the birds, and the breeze.

This is […]

We wanted to get to know Suzanne Sherman (NAIWE’s Memoir Coach Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts she shared with us.

How is writing a memoir different than writing a […]

Dragon Boat Dinners

“Harder.”

Boom.

“Deeper.”

Boom.

“Gimme more.”

Boom…boom…boom.

Kay Yee is the best drummer any dragon boat team has ever had. Her job is to keep the paddlers working at […]