Have you ever asked yourself that question? I remember the first time I did. It was also the first time my daughter went missing. Jenn was born indomitable, a force of nature. I can’t say I wasn’t prepared for that. My first born literally never sat still, always had places to go! People to see! But I had been lulled into complacency by my middle child—whom we later came to view as “the calm between two storms.” I had forgotten what a not-yet-three-year old could and would do when she felt the next urge to conquer the world. This—the first
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Santa: Yea or Nay?
Get this straight: I am not a Bah Humbugger. I love Christmas. It is probably my favorite holiday season. I love the tree, decorations, caroling (hymns as well as secular), food, movies (You gotta see Mr. Magoo’s Christmas), reindeer (especially Rudolph), poems (Yay “’twas the Night Before Christmas” which I memorized as a child), quality time with family and friends, and most of the standard Christmas traditions that we’re all familiar with. Except for one, that is: Santa. Why don’t I love Santa? First, let me direct you to James Watkins’ top ten reasons Santa is not a good role
Seven Reasons You Should Consider Writing for Magazines
1. Reach: Magazines have the potential to reach more people with your message. A good book run would be selling 10,000 copies. But a magazine can’t sustain itself without at least 30,000 subscribers. And then consider that when you have a devotional published in The Upper Room, with its more than three million subscribers, you reach a readership that very few book writers can match.