by Elaine McAllister | Jul 24, 2018 | Family, Grandparenting, Writing
If you’re following “A Story, Unfolding” in my blog, you may remember I introduced my grandma – before she was my grandma. She was the girl my grandpa met at that birthday party in 1905 – remember? (If not, click here to go back and read part...
by Elaine McAllister | Jul 18, 2018 | Family, Grandparenting, Writing
This grandma has four grandkids who have teacher moms – moms who are, right now, thoroughly enjoying the break from routine. No lesson plans. No schedules. A respite from the end-of-the-year chaos. The flurry of field trips, track meets, music programs, and...
by Elaine McAllister | Jul 7, 2018 | Family, Life, Thankfulness, Writing
Each one of us has a story. Many stories are sealed, never to be revealed. Sealed within us – possibly due to the introverted notion that no one else would care to know our story, or our inability to know where to begin in telling it. Yet, the story is there....
by Elaine McAllister | Mar 7, 2018 | Faith, Travel, Writing
Having just returned from the Florida Christian Writers Conference I decided to share my top tips for writers who attend such conferences. I shared Part One, a few days ago. Check it out if you haven’t already done so, then read the rest of my top tips! And,...
by Elaine McAllister | Mar 3, 2018 | Writing
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” – Ernest Hemingway Recently, in my unattainable quest to become a master, I attended the Florida Christian Writers Conference along with a few hundred aspiring writers. Are we now master...
by Elaine McAllister | Mar 1, 2018 | Friends, Writing
Well, I did it! Who would’ve thought it? Certainly, not I. I’ve just returned from the Florida Christian Writers Conference at Lake Yale, just outside of Orlando. It was truly a great opportunity and one for which I am so thankful. Everything came together in the last...
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