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Make the World a Better Place by Searching & Shopping the Net
One of the best benes of my more than ten-year run as the Cup of Comfort series editor is that it has given me the opportunity to connect with so many wonderful writers who are also wonderful human beings. I've found that some of the best writing speaks to the best of humanity ... and that some of the best writers are also humanitarians. So I wasn't surprised by the email I received yesterday from Nancy Harless—whose story "Over Coffee with Sister Filje" is in A Cup of Comfort for Nurses—about her most recent philanthropic endeavor, One Nurse at a Time.  Read full post...
Writing Quote of the Day-5/18/2010: Claire Cook
Today's writing quote of the day comes from the website of one of my favorite chick-lit authors and friends, Claire Cook.  Read full post...
Writing Quote of the Day-5/17/2010: Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
Ernest Hemingway was the master of telling it straight. By being selective about what he included in his stories, Hemingway made each of his words shine and impact his reader. Today's writing quote of the day touches upon Hemingway's method of understating.  Read full post...

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from, A Cup of Comfort Big Book of Prayer, A Powerful New Collection of Inspiring Stories, Meditations, Prayers…



 The Right Place
At last it was being delivered. I had been living out of packed cartons for five months while searching for another house. It hadn’t been my idea to move from my mobile home in the mountains. In fact, I thought I’d be there for the rest of my days, but my children had finally convinced me that it would not be worth the expense to fix the old place, especially since it was located on a rented lot. Besides, the outside work was so demanding. I decided that my time could be spent in more meaningful ways. Read the full story...

 

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