Category: Nonfiction
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Take A Moment
By Rue Hart _________________________ Okay, let’s say it together: Life is busy. It can feel like we’re running on a hamster wheel—trying to catch up to time. But what if we could slow it down? Why slow down? Some crazy people actually like the hamster wheel feel! Like myself. And that’s okay. But if that…
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From the Sky
By Lori Scharf ———————— Last week, I found myself on a plane. I looked down as we climbed higher and higher, and I saw my world. My city, my county, my province, all spread out beneath me. Cars became ants, trees became blurry dots, and roads became tiny ribbons of grey. I was then struck…
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The Game Where Everyone Loses
By Samuel James _________________________ I know many of us have compared ourselves to others. We’ve looked at what they have or do and thought, “Hey, I want that too.” I have a confession to make. There was a season of my life where I was a major victim of the comparison game. Let’s just say…
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Surrounded in Isolation: The Truth About Loneliness
By Natalie Braine _________________________ For the last couple years, I have been living under a rock. Thankfully not literally, because I don’t bode well with creepy crawlies and slime, but a metaphorical rock. I went to public school for kindergarten through grade 5, but I was traditionally homeschooled all throughout middle school. My only contact…
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Interview with Rue Hart
Today we talk with my friend Rue about the writing process, reading more books, and her current works in progress! Tell us a little about yourself! Hi, I’m Rue Hart. I’m a young writer pursuing a career as an author and as a corporate sponsored coach. I live on a farm with my ten siblings,…
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Why You Should Worldbuild and How
By Lori Scharf ___ Worldbuilding is perhaps one of the hardest parts of writing to master. New writers often leave this to the wayside in pursuit of more exciting things like plot or characters, but what good is a great plot or awesome characters if you don’t have a world to put them in? I…
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Why Bother?
By Lori Scharf ___ This is a question I’ve been asking myself lately. As my life has gotten busier with school, work, and many other responsibilities, blogging seems like just another thing on my plate. Part of me thinks I should just give up the blog for now to relieve stress. The thing is, I…
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When God Seems Far
By Lori Scharf ___ “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8, ESV) “God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. They have all fallen away; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not…
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The End
By Lori Scharf ___ “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.’” (John 11:25-26, ESV) “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3, ESV) This past week we held my grandpa’s funeral in my hometown. It…
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Perfect People
By Lori Scharf ___ “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:23-24, ESV) If there’s anything I’ve learned over the last few months, its that there’s no such thing as perfect people. One part of growing…
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Writing Heavy Topics
By Lori Scharf ___ As a Christian, I often come to a quandary: How should I write about dark and/or heavy topics inside of a Christian worldview? I feel like a lot of writers, especially Christians, would rather forget dark topics exist than address them in their writing. They paint a much more perfect version…
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Trouble
By Lori Scharf ___ A little while ago, I did a post about trust. This is sort of on the same note, since trusting God is a huge part of getting through times of trouble. You see, there will be hard times. I don’t care who you are or what your religion is, the truth…
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Welcome to the Warrior Blog
It all started when a young girl began her introduction to the world. She was getting older, getting to understand more of the world, and a lot of it was pretty scary. That little girl had always had trouble with anxiety. She would get the jitters before she went places and didn’t understand why. It…
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Seeing Clearly
By Lori Scharf ___ A couple weeks ago, I got glasses. When I looked through my lenses for the first time, I was shocked. I had a feeling my vision had gotten worse, but when I put on my glasses I saw just how much. The changes had been so gradual, I hadn’t even noticed…
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Motivation
By Lori Scharf ___ This time of year, motivation is very important. This is the time when all our goals and resolutions need to be kept in focus so they can become habit. It’s hard, too. This year a couple of my goals where to write as much as possible and read my bible every…
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The Next Generation of Storytellers
By Lori Scharf ___ Yesterday I received copies of two anthologies; Come Alive and Voices of the Future. The two are very different; one is a professional showcase of ready to be published authors, and the the other is a simple compilation of stories, with a main goal of being able to hold something we…
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Then & Now: A Year In Writing
By Lori Scharf ___ It’s pretty hard to believe how much has happened this year. It seems like every time I turn around lately, another month has gone by. However, when I look back at my writing, I realize just how much has changed. I’ve come a long way from the girl who struggled to…
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In Those Hard Times
By Lori Scharf ___ What do we do in hard times? What do we do when our lives seem to be flipping up-side-down and inside out? Because that’s what I feel has been happening to me lately. However, I believe God uses these turbulent times to teach us hard lessons. In my case, trust. Trusting…
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What Do They Think?
By Lori Scharf ___ Have you ever wished you could read thoughts? Ever stood in front of the mirror on a Sunday morning and wondered what Mrs. Smith will think of your hair, or wondered what you need to do to get accepted by that group of teens at Youth Group? We all want others…
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5 Things You Can Do to Help Artists
By Lori Scharf ___ Whether they be writer, musicians, or crafters, here are the top 5 things you can do to help them out! 1. Sign Up For Their Email List/Newsletter Subscribing is the #1 most helpful thing you can do for any artist or writer. Email is the best way to tell people about…
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Coins
By Lori Scharf ___ Everyone knows money is super dirty. At work, I have to wash my hands immediately after handling change. And yet, no matter how old, dirty, dented, or tarnished they are, coins still have value. People can often be like coins. Dirty and two-faced, old and tarnished, dented and flat. But no…
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