I’ve been in a rut since March. Actually, allow me to clarify. I have been in about fifty different kinds of ruts since March. Even down to what I’m doing …
Shaking the Etch-a-Schedule
I’ve decided to start referring to the current reality of time and appointments and routine (or the lack thereof, in many cases) as the Etch-a-Schedule. You know…like an Etch-a-Sketch. In the …
2019 Wrap-Up…and a Little 2020 Vision
I don’t know about you, but when I look back on the past year, well…it exhausts me more than anything else. Amazing things happened in 2019 and I can’t necessarily …
This One Nearly Killed Me
I wasn’t sure I was going to survive. Seriously. I’m not just being dramatic. I really wasn’t sure I was going to survive the writing of this last book. There …
Just Keep on Building
This popped up in my FB memories today. Something I wrote four years ago this month. The manuscript that kept being rejected became The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck. God …
The Power of Story
Before my first Christian Romance was released, I reached out to several churches that seemed to be like-minded with the message I hoped to convey with my story. I offered …
If you’re going to steal, steal from Jesus.
“Unfortunately, our church works with people in groups and one-on-one on different non-fiction spiritual growth topics.” That statement was in an email I received a few days ago, and it …
Please Send Someone Else
(Originally published on The Year of Blogging Faithfully, January 6, 2015 ©Bethany Turner) Can you imagine being called to work with children when you don’t like kids? Or being led to share …
Day 136
(Originally published on The Year of Blogging Faithfully, December 14, 2014 ©Bethany Turner) Our church has a marriage ministry, and as part of this ministry, we have occasional special events. Sometimes there …
Three-Headed Unicorn
Isn’t ignorance a funny thing? We put so much stock in experience and knowledge, but sometimes ignorance can be wonderful. (Side note to job applicants, medical professionals and my children: this …