Joanne Kraft

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How Much Are You Worth?

When you're a parent, the greatest learning opportunities often come at the most inopportune times. I experienced one of these moments in the gift wrap aisle at our local Dollar Store. We'd stopped off to pick up a couple of things. Walking inside, our children ran off in different directions. My husband, Paul, followed me around as I gathered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 'Blessed...', christian writer, family Tagged With: blessed, devotion, faith, family, redeemed

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Five Ways to Drive Your Husband Crazy with Your Writing

When it comes to writing, my husband and I are unequally yoked. Where was the pastor during our premarital counseling on that one? No matter what trivial or microscopically mundane life experience- I want to write about it. Writing, on the other hand, is not something that occurs to Paul. He just isn't wired that way. You … [Read more...]

Filed Under: becoming a writer, blessed writing, christian writer, five ways to drive my husband crazy with my writing

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My First Book Contract – Doorbell-Ditching is Not Allowed

When I was a little girl, I loved to doorbell-ditch. Quietly, I would creep up to the front door of an unsuspecting friend or neighbor's house, knock on their front door, or ring their doorbell and skedaddle. The object of the game was to get the person inside the house to open their front door and discover no one there. To a ten-year old, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beacon Hill Press, Book Contract, busy moms, Christian author, christian writer, Rachelle Gardner, The Radical Sabbatical, Wordserve Literary Agency, writing Tagged With: author, writer

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Over the River and Through the Woods…

Heading off to my secret writing hideaway today. Going to my sweet friend's cabin in the woods. I tried uploading a cabin picture but they all looked way too Ted Kazinsky-like. It didn't do her home justice.Then I tried to find a Thomas Kincade type picture to post, but those looked to cartoonish. **Fun Fact Sidenote: Thomas Kincade grew up only … [Read more...]

Filed Under: christian writer, obedience, writing for Him

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