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Well, it’s been an interesting few weeks for me. My husband is now working away from home, living in another city during the week, while I remain at home with the kids. It’s a challenge I’ve never faced before, and one that has brought me to my knees more than once already. But in the middle of all this, we’re beginning the journey toward restoration in our lives. Five years ago our family endured the brutal loss of our first home to foreclosure. Since then, Brian has been laid off five times in four years. Our financial situation has been strained, at best, and null at worst. But now, God has placed our feet on a new path. Brian’s new …

Hey, everyone! Wow, things are just insane right now. Let me update y’all. It’s been a very tough road since 9/11 hit and the technology industry tanked. We’ve been through a lot, including foreclosure and we’re about to hit four moves in five years!! UGH! I hate that. Four years ago, it was spoken over us at church that the “tide was turning.” We expected and wanted that tide to be a Tsunami and to hit us fast and hard. Didn’t happen. God had other ideas. But now, we’re here, and after a very long journey through the desert (along with the blisters, snake bites, and sunburns to prove it), I believe we’re coming out on the other side. About …

a daughter who thought she got a new purse… a daughter who found an iPod Touch in said purse… Other daughter after her violin concert In an earlier post, I mentioned my writing rest. And how I was already ready to be released from that rest. December 23 is when I felt the “hold” hand on my shoulder lift. Not wanting to rush forward in case I was wrong, I allowed myself to do some light editing, but I still did not write. In my mind, I’d hoped for the day after Christmas…and that’s exactly when the well unstopped. 😛 I started a new fantasy…and I just wrote. And wrote. I’m up to 13K since December 27. That’s not a …

Well, I’ve felt God nudging me the last few months to take a short break from writing. Not in the sense that He’s asking me to give up writing, but to relax, take time to focus on Him, my family, and relationships. I confess I fought that nudging–fought it out of fear. You see, I was scared God would remove this gift He’d given me. That alone was irrational because God’s not an “Indian Giver.” I love writing. it’s fulfilling and extremely satisfying. At times, it’s even my therapy after a hard day. Yet I still feared taking the time off, feared, I’d come back to write one day and….couldn’t. However, after a difficult rejection, my fab-o agent suggested I …

Hey, all! I’m moving some things around, adding new elements, and deleting others. Please let me know what you think of the changes. It’s all about keeping up with the times…Oh! And stop by my all-new blog to see what Top Secret material you can pilfer. 😀 http://roniekendig.blogspot.com

Okay, those who are writers already know that writing is challenging. And lately, the mere act of finding time to write since I work now has been a HUGE challenge. All the same, I’m working on a new story concept that I’m very impassioned about…and I sent the kernal of an idea to my agent. He said it was very strong, but at the same time, he encouraged me to not let the story come out of the first thing that comes to mind (which is typical, sage advice–we should always go deeper!!). To let it percolate. I’m so glad he challenged me with this story because I’ve tried this last week to write on the story, and of the …

Loud Asian Chick & friend extraodinaire, Camy Tang, tagged me with this award. “This award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world. Once you’ve been awarded please pass it on to 7 others who you feel are deserving of this award.” Well, Camy, Dineen, and Robin are already tagged or I’d slap …er, tag them, too. 😀 Sara Mills – a French Canadian friend who has surrendered more times than she’ll admit, but who has also talked me off the ledge many times in recent months. Cindy Woodsmall – a beautiful woman and writer who has …

I’ve been tagged a few times with this meme, and I’m finally getting to do it. So, here’s the deal: What’s in a name? 1. You have to post these rules before you give the facts. 2. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the one you would like to have had. 3. When you’re tagged you need to write your own blog-post containing your own middle name game facts. 4. At the end of your blog-post you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don’t forget to send/leave them a comment …

I’ve been nominated by awesome friend and crit partner, Robin Miller, for the Rockin’ Girl Blogger Award. As a recipient, I get to award it to my favorite bloggers as well. Oh, man…this is tough. : -D Okay, I hereby nominate the following: SARA MILLSTRICIA GOYERLISA HARRISCINDY WOODSMALL (Enter her quilt contest, and tell her I sent you!)MARYLU TYNDALLSHANNON MCNEAR

First, a glimpse of what I have… I have a lot, don’t I? As Brian’s late Grandma Kendig would’ve said–we’re rich. I’d have to absolutely agree! God has far surpassed all I could’ve hoped for or dreamed of in my family–an amazing husband who really is as awesome and hunky as many fiction characters–but really, he’s better because he’s real. And mine. 😀 My kids…wow, how much time do you have? The girls are sweet as pie (really they are…most of the time), and the twins blow my mind with their personality and intellect. The picture of the office? Well, that’s been my dream to have an office. This house we’re renting from Brian’s parents has been a tremendous blessing. …