Thank you all for the kind words, thoughts, and prayers. After spending nearly two weeks in a hospital and a nursing home, we plan to take Jack home on Wednesday. I have been with him all the time except for a couple of trips to get something to eat. My sister Nancy has been a … Read more
About once a month, you’ll see a guest post here. I enjoy publishing guest posts because it gives my readers and me an opportunity to learn something new or to discover a different perspective. The guest bloggers benefit by getting a link or two to their own blog or website, as well as exposure to … Read more
I’d love to have a million book sales or a million dollars or a million comments. But a million spam comments? Not so much. I happened to look at my Akismet stats today, and this is what I saw:
Great writing is essential to running a successful blog. When a blog’s posts are consistently well-written, readers will be more compelled to return for new posts as well as to look over old ones. Unfortunately, good writing is not something that comes easily to everyone. Writing well can be difficult and confusing, but bloggers who … Read more
An interesting discussion developed on my last post, Changing Styles. If you haven’t read, click over and read it now, and be sure to read the comments. As a result of that discussion, I’m turning the post into a series of three. One question that arose was whether bloggers should follow a style guide. I … Read more
Today I’m back at Father Jerry’s Jottings with the conclusion of my two-part series on blogging: Blogging for Beginners. I’m sure most of my readers know everything I’ve covered in this introductory post, and I know you can add some tips I didn’t mention. Stop by Father Jerry’s blog and give your best advice to … Read more
I hope to unveil the new design soon. I haven’t been able to work as much as I would like because I’ve been under the weather. The delay isn’t because of any problems with the redesign … and it’s not because I’m creating an absolute masterpiece. 🙂
Joanna Young at Confident Writing first moved her blog from Typepad to WordPress, then she immediately moved her home. She’s been offline for a week during the move, and some of her blogging friends are all saying “Welcome back!” today. Joanna’s tagline is “Because our words count,” and her site is … full of writing tips and virtual … Read more
Liz Strauss at Successful-Blog is generously giving all bloggers a chance to show off their blogs this weekend at the Blog-to Show. So this weekend is a Successful-Blog Blog-to Show. It’s a Virtual Auto Show for Blogs. Detail your blog. Polish the trim and come show it off. We’ll line them up, look them over, and … Read more
Time always passes faster than I think it should, but March sped by in a blur. In addition to taking a week off to visit my sister – which was wonderful, I spent extra time preparing bulletins and announcements for Holy Week church services as well as attending services. My clients, as usual, had plenty … Read more