Megan DiMaria
Ten Truths for Heavy Hearts This Holiday Season
The air has chilled, leaves have fallen, and Thanksgiving has passed. There will be a blur of days until Christmas and then it's New...
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A Prisoner of Hope
Offering hope and encouragement for life, writing, and living a thoughtful life.
A Prisoner of Hope
Offering hope and encouragement for life, writing, and living a thoughtful life.
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Megan DiMaria
- Nov 28
- 2 min
A simple plan to prepare your heart for Christmas
The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look...
Megan DiMaria
- Nov 21
- 1 min
Happy Thanksgiving 2023
Tomorrow I begin my Thanksgiving preparations, and I want to let you know you're in my thoughts. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite...
Megan DiMaria
- Nov 14
- 3 min
Be a Secret Intercessor: A Guide to Praying for Someone Else
The holiday season is closing in on us. Most folks are starting to get busy, and from now until the New Year, they may move through their...
Megan DiMaria
- Nov 7
- 2 min
A Veterans Day tribute to my Dad, an unsung hero
(In honor of Veterans Day, I run this encore post.) My father was the kindest, most gentle man I've ever known. He was also the...
Megan DiMaria
- Oct 31
- 1 min
Choose Faith Over Stress
Sometimes you run across a quote that makes you pause. This is one of those quotes. Simple and true. I'm in a busy season. I'm trying to...
Megan DiMaria
- Oct 24
- 3 min
Fan the Flame of Your Creative Urge
If you've been given a creative urge, it's your responsibility to fan the flame of that passion and follow your dreams. For creatives,...
Megan DiMaria
- Oct 17
- 2 min
Have you considered participating in National Novel Writing Month?
Simply put, National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for short) is the opportunity to jump-start your writing by completing 50,000...
Megan DiMaria
- Oct 10
- 3 min
Opportunity Alert: First Impressions Contest for unpublished writers
Authors, do you write Christian fiction? If so, there's a wonderful opportunity coming up for unpublished writers. The ACFW (American...
Megan DiMaria
- Oct 3
- 3 min
Keep Being Faithful!
Somebody needs to hear this: keep being faithful! I know you're discouraged, I know you're weary, I know it hasn't been easy. Truly, I...
Megan DiMaria
- Sep 26
- 1 min
Some encouragement for folks who want to write a novel
Want to be a writer? Are you thinking about it? And thinking? START NOW. If you don't know how to start, get a how-to book out of the...
Megan DiMaria
- Sep 19
- 1 min
I'm out sick this week
Sorry. I think I'm becoming like schoolchildren who go back after the summer. I always seem to come down with something. Bible study...
Megan DiMaria
- Sep 12
- 2 min
Operating in faith, encouraged by glimmers
Some folks say they're operating on a wing and a prayer. What keeps me going is a glimmer and a prayer (but most definitely, the...
Megan DiMaria
- Sep 5
- 3 min
Lifehack: Finding Joy in Simple Things
Simple little things, those that could even be considered inconsequential, have the ability to give you an emotional and spiritual lift....
Megan DiMaria
- Aug 29
- 1 min
Award-winning books to add to your TBR pile!
Last week, ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) held its annual conference. A highlight of the event is the Carol Awards. The Carol...
Megan DiMaria
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Staying focused when life intrudes (AKA: 15 tips to get stuff done when you lead a busy life)
The struggle is real. I have responsibilities to keep writing and reading (book club and to support writer friends), but life is full of...
Megan DiMaria
- Aug 15
- 1 min
Opportunity Alert: Christmas anthology looking for submissions
Do you have a Christmas short story, poem, or essay that you'd like to see in print? I came across this opportunity by author Michelle...
Megan DiMaria
- Aug 8
- 3 min
Opportunity Alert: Writers Contest
You know I love to share good opportunities for writers. The ACFW Virgina 2023 Crown Award is accepting submissions. This is a great...
Megan DiMaria
- Aug 1
- 1 min
Opportunity Alert: Colorado Writing Workshop
Writer, or wannabe writer, the best way to move forward in your journey is by attending conferences and seminars. I recently saw some...
Megan DiMaria
- Jul 25
- 1 min
See you next week!
Friends, I've been so productive and so busy this past week that I haven't had the time to polish the article I'd written for today's...
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