Megan DiMaria

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 know of authors who listen to certain soundtracks while they're writing to inspire them to write with emotion or to add authenticity to...

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...

Wishing you a year filled with much love, delightful surprises, and satisfying accomplishments. God bless you, friends!...

At this beautiful time of year, I wish you a thrill of joy. . . For as long as I can remember, my mother put this reproduction antique...

Thirty-nine years ago this week I made a simple decision that changed everything for me—I became a Christ follower. I was raised in a...

Friends, remember what the holiday season IS about: celebrating Christmas—the birth of our Savior. It's not about Santa, Rudolph, and...

I love to get caught up in the fictional dream, and one of the worst things that can happen is a gaping plot hole. It doesn't matter if...

Welcome to the 2017 holiday season. It's the most wonderful time of the year. Right? If so, then why are so many of us stressed and...

It’s confession time. I don’t like grocery shopping. At all. I just returned home from doing my grocery shopping, and if I were a...

This post serves no purpose other than to allow people a moment to say, "Hmm." And sometimes that's a good thing. Enjoy! 'Stewardesses'...

I'm one of those folks who seem to be able to strike up unusual conversations with strangers. Today I was thinking about this encounter...

Writers, do you keep a pretty-word file? Sometimes a description hits the spot exactly. When that happens in a novel I’m reading, I often...

"How are you?" "I'm fine. Thanks for asking." —Really?— When asked how we are, most of us have a knee-jerk reaction and parrot the...

Inspiration—it comes from everywhere for an author. To be a good writer, you need to be a good observer. You need to be aware and take...

Friends, this is as much for me as for you. While you're here, take a moment, go to the main page of my blog, and find some encouragement...

Did you experience it yesterday? No, I'm not talking about the eclipse—although that was pretty spectacular, wasn't it? I noticed it...