Dreaming By: Susan Deborah Schiller Conversations with Daddy It's early spring in my soul, like the time I visited Hidden Lake Gardens and took pictures of all the flowers blooming in the hot houses. It's too early, but still the power of Spring begins to race through my blood. I want to be fruitful and productive […]
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The Perfect Day By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the "Write to Freedom" Mini Memoir eCourse Do you want to be picked? Chosen? Called into the center of the action? Given a part in the performance of a lifetime? We're designed to be Champions. […]
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You are Not Alone By: Kimberly Dimick This is a time dear heart, I sense that the smallest, even insignificant whispers of the Lord will be reminders to you that you are not alone. It is true that when life is chaotic and every evil thing is unleashed against us that the […]
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God' Secret Weapon By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the series, "Write to Freedom" Mini Memoir eCourse Life Story Writing Tip: What place does honor have in your memoir? Who are the heroes in your life story that you would like to honor? Sometimes we forget the power and influence our children have in our lives, and […]
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Bridge Between Two Worlds By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the Mini Memoir eCourse "Write to Freedom" What benefit can there be to dig into our past, to revisit our pain, to write our life stories? Are we gazing down the barrel of a gun, or can it become a bridge between two worlds? Today I want to offer […]
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Author of our Destiny By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the "Write to Freedom" Mini Memoir Series Who's writing the story of your life? Your story shapes your destiny. Are you where you need to be, to fulfill your destiny? Each of us is making choices today. As I read the news headlines I see that a father […]
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Looking into the Eyes of Evil By: Susan Deborah Schiller "You're going to see evil face-to-face and you won't like it," said Papa God. "You will be betrayed by your closest friends. It will be lonely. Are you sure you want to follow Me?" Sometimes the path to freedom is through the valley of the shadow […]
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You Are Not Walking Alone By: Susan Deborah Schiller The spirit of a slain warrior princess inspired me to risk going back to this dark chapter – the story that unfolded in all the wrong ways – to reclaim her virtue. You are not walking alone. I am coming back for you. You are the girl […]
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Do We Need to Enter the Dark Forest of Memories? By: Susan Deborah Schiller Photo Credit "Write to Freedom Mini Memoir Series" "Why must holy places be dark places?" — C.S. Lewis We all have moments where we've been shattered. Tragedy defines us. "Tragedy shapes our deepest passions, and our passions shape who we are […]
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Consolation and Uplifting to a Daughter Who is Hurting By: Kimberly Dimick I know you are hurting and struggling. I want you to know that your heartache matters to me. I wish I had some way of swooping down and lifting you up, darling girl. When I was a young girl, struggling […]
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The Garden of our Heart By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the "Write to Freedom" Mini Memoir E-Course A Call to Adventure! Since ancient times, families have shared meals, from producing their own food, to preparing it and eating it together. At mealtime, everyone has a chance to share the story of their day. Stories make […]
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Writing into the Future By: Susan Deborah Schiller Day 9 of the Write to Freedom Mini Memoir eCourse Life Story Writing Tip: We're on an adventure and it's a little like the dot-dot-dot road pictured above. I call it a dot-dot-dot road because sometimes it's there and something it's not. Remember those dot-to-dot coloring books? Writing our […]
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Trust the Soup By: Susan Deborah Schiller When Steven Pressfield, author of "Do the Work" says "trust the soup" he invites us to let go of our need to control our work-in-progress. As memoir writers, our job is to stir the pot, adding ingredients and spices, and then serving it to our intended audience – […]
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