As writers we know all about deadlines, don’t we? They are entwined with commitments and are equally unpopular. There’s something about seeing a big circle looming on the calendar that automatically turns off my enthusiasm. At the very time when I need to be productive, I often can’t dredge up the necessary words. As the deadlineContinue reading “Difficult Deadlines”
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Feathers and Friends: a Comparison
. . . Feathery bursts of colour, delicate clouds of white, pink and red, punctuate the mostly green garden beds in our back yard. Whether you call it false spirea, meadowsweet, false goat’s beard or astilbe, this hardy perennial is one of my favourites. The plumes rise above lacy, fern-like leaves and last for severalContinue reading “Feathers and Friends: a Comparison”
Whose Deadline is it, Anyway?
As writers we know all about deadlines, don’t we? They are entwined with commitments and are equally unpopular. There’s something about seeing a big circle looming on the calendar that automatically turns off my enthusiasm. At the very time when I need to be productive, I often can’t dredge up the necessary words. As the deadlineContinue reading “Whose Deadline is it, Anyway?”
Shared Decision Making
Impulsiveness isn’t one of my traits. When there’s a decision to be made I agonize over it; I second guess every possible outcome of it; occasionally I even stay awake nights because of it. It’s not that I don’t believe God knows what’s best for me. The problem is that I’m often slow toContinue reading “Shared Decision Making”
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