Guest Posts

Embracing the Life You Never Wanted

by Shawn April 5, 2012
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This guest post comes to you via Mark Hughes, author of Buzz Marketing and Sons of Grace. I had the privilege of hearing him speak at the Killer Tribes conference in Nashville last weekend – his message was both practical and inspirational. If you’d like to win a free copy of Sons of Grace, leave [...]

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Mama For a Moment

by Shawn March 22, 2012
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Today’s guest post (minus the lengthy intro) comes to you from the always transparent Tamara Out Loud. Maile and I had the privilege of meeting her and her family a few weeks ago while traveling through Gainesville, Florida, and she’s just as kind and fun in person as she is in her writing. If you’ve [...]

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Share Your Favorite November Blog Post

by Shawn December 1, 2011

It’s been far too long since I’ve done this here at the blog. A busy autumn has me feeling like butter spread over too much bread (thanks for that saying, Bilbo). So, as in traditions past, today is your chance to share three things in the comments: 1) What’s the best blog post you read [...]

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When Your Dream Means Giving It All Away

by Shawn August 19, 2011

Today’s guest post on dreams is brought to you by Chase, a writer living in Jackson, Tennessee. Enjoy! I am known for my dreams, that wild theater of illusion that plays every night in my sleep, but I’d rather people know about another dream I have.

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When Your Dream Emerges From a Nightmare

by Shawn August 12, 2011

Today’s guest post is brought to you by Brenda Boitson, a wonderful writer and lovely person. Today she writes about her main writing project, a story that began with her husbands diagnosis with cancer. In July 2008 my husband told me I needed to tell our story, to write it down and share it. He [...]

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When Your Dream Requires Waiting…and a Teeter Totter

by Shawn August 5, 2011

Andi is a good friend of mine from college who, just a few weeks ago, was gracious enough to give my family a tour of the estate of which her father has been the caretaker for many, many years. She is a fabulous writer working on a project that I think has huge potential to [...]

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When Your Dream Comes From Drowning

by Shawn July 30, 2011

I recently met Chuck Holt and was immediately bowled over by his generosity and passion to alleviate poverty. More about him at the bottom of the post – today he blogs about the importance of having others around to support you while you go after your dream: I spotted it in the shallow end of [...]

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