Tag Archives: courage

Do It Anyway

I’d been waiting for the bomb to drop. Not knowing who would be the first to criticize or question the Camden Writers’ latest anthology, What I Wish I Could Tell You, I felt on alert and anxious whenever anyone brought … Continue reading

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Personality, Passion, & Preparation

No doubt about it, the beginning of an enterprise is always more exciting than the middle. At the start, you don’t know the roadblocks and distractions lying in wait. You can’t predict the weariness and frustration that will set in, and you surely don’t expect fear to come creeping in the door. What if people think my work is sorry?

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Be Brave, Jayne

  I’ll admit that I’m a little anxious about something. A month or so ago I was asked to speak to a Bible study group about Eve’s Sisters, and at the time it seemed like a good idea. One of … Continue reading

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