Megan DiMaria

A moment please, and a word about biding your tongue and minding your manners. I think we've all lost patience with the world since...

What were you doing 40 years ago last Saturday? I was starting the rest of my life. At the time, I thought I was all grown up. But...

Writers tend to grind away, pursuing their passion, but occasionally the well of our creativity becomes parched. We may come to a point...

Yesterday, while I was eating breakfast and reading my Bible, I had an upsetting thought: Maybe I don't trust God. The idea pretty much...

Sometimes expectations and reality don’t match up. I attended a writer’s retreat a few years ago, longing for some spiritual refreshment...

Welcome! We have been discussing the writer's journey. I likened it to climbing up the side of a Colorado mountain. In my case, I had...

A few years ago I had the pleasure of climbing up the side of a beautiful Colorado mountain. I was as prepared as possible—the right...

One of my prayers has always been that my life would be an act of worship to my God. When I was a stay-at-home mom, I viewed keeping my...

Do you watch any food competition shows? You know, the ones were chefs compete against each other to make the best dish? There are a few...

So you want to be a writer? Then write! Too many people want to write, talk about writing, and dream of writing. I was in writers' groups...

​Remember when the dream of writing a novel first bloomed? How exciting that was, right? And then time wore on, and your writing career...

Have you ever just wanted to give up? Or perhaps you haven't even started yet. When we have a BIG dream the trouble is, well, that it's...

The past few days have been lovely—warm and sunny. People have been breaking out their sandals and wearing T-shirts without jackets...

See that tree? I came upon it on a hike in the White Mountains of New Hampshire last fall. To me, that tree is the definition of...

Are you afraid of failure? To be honest, sometimes I have been. But, I've discovered how to ignore those dark, nagging voices that say...

Happy (early) Valentine's Day. I've been thinking about my loves (my darling family), and that made me think of our kitchen table. So...

Rome wasn't built in a day. Slow and steady wins the race. Little strokes fell great oaks. You've heard those sayings before. They endure...

I have always been addicted to reading fiction. Books have taken me to other worlds and have helped me to figure out my world. When you...

What were you doing 39 years ago last Saturday? I was starting the rest of my life. At the time, I thought I was all grown up. But...

We're into the new year. So many folks are clinging to resolutions and goals. Myself? I like to start the year with a prayer—one I'm...