by Kathy Ide | May 30, 2016 | 21 Days of Joy, 21 Days of Love, Blog
A warm welcome to my guest blogger, Janet Sketchley, a contributing author to 21 Days of Joy: Stories that Celebrate Mom. Tell something about yourself as a person and as a writer. I’m blessed to not need to work outside the home, so I can concentrate on writing...
by Kathy Ide | May 16, 2016 | 21 Days of Joy, Blog
A warm welcome to my guest blogger, Nancy Ellen Hird, a contributing author to 21 Days of Joy: Stories that Celebrate Mom. What do you love most about being a mother? My daughter is grown and married. While she was growing up, I loved listening to her. Yes, at times I...
by Kathy Ide | May 9, 2016 | 21 Days of Joy, Blog
I meet the nicest people at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers’ Conference! One of the many lovely ladies I met this year is Marlene Anderson—author, inspirational speaker, counselor, life coach, and retreat leader. Marlene graciously agreed to be a guest blogger for...
by Kathy Ide | May 2, 2016 | 21 Days of Joy
With Mother’s Day coming up, I’ve been thinking about the various “transformations” my mother made over the years. (See the Closing I wrote in 21 Days of Joy: Stories that Celebrate Mom, which I posted an excerpt from on my April 4 blog.) Of course, I’m the one who...
by Kathy Ide | Apr 4, 2016 | 21 Days of Joy, Blog
21 Days of Joy, the fourth book in the Fiction Lover’s Devotional series, just released on April 1. Enjoy this excerpt from my short story about my own mom. I had a great mother and a happy childhood, free of dysfunction and abuse—little realizing at the time...
