by treeparker | Jul 6, 2011 | Purpose, Writing Helps
If you reject criticism, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding. Proverbs 15:32 NLT A freshman journalism major at Oklahoma Baptist University, I was convinced my professor, John Parrish, thought I was a horrible writer.... by treeparker | Jul 6, 2011 | Health, Writing Helps
When I was in junior high, my eighth grade English teacher, Mrs. Jean Graebner turned me on to writing. She encouraged me, fueled the passion by giving me a job as features editor on the West Junior High Sword and Shield staff. I remember loving to write stories... by treeparker | Jul 5, 2011 | Devotional, Uncategorized
“Bullies brandish their swords, pull back on their bows with a flourish. They’re out to beat up on the harmless, or mug that nice man out walking his dog. A banana peel lands them flat on their faces slapstick figures in a moral circus.” Psalm 37:14-15, The Message... by treeparker | Jul 5, 2011 | Blog, Family, Teresa's Journey, Write the Vision
My father didn’t have the best of childhoods. The son of a hired farm hand, he and his four brothers and sister lived in various old farmhouses, some not much better than a shed, on others’ land. Although a good man, my grandfather had one major life problem. He... by treeparker | Jul 4, 2011 | Devotional
“In the beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the face of the very great deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the...