Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Encouragement”
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills At writing conferences, there are moments of humor where professionalism, personality, and perfection take a break for laughter. Humor lightens the load for stressful and awkward moments, paving the way for writers to experience new and lasting relationships, critique partners, prayer partners, incredible memories, and lessons in behavior. Sometimes the unplanned breaks in the toughest of …
By DiAnn Mills at DiAnnMills We have officially stepped into 2026! I wish you a joyful and blessed New Year. May the challenges of 2025 disappear, and the good times continue to make you smile. January is the month I update my blog post spreadsheet to you. If you’ve been a subscriber for very long, then you know I post …
DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Guest blogger: Rachael Colby @RachaelColby7 I read Rachael Colby’s article on Christmas, and I wanted to share it with you. Rachael is an excellent writer and good friend. I know you’ll enjoy how she made her Christmas extra special. Every year I try to figure out how to juggle writing, family, and church, without dropping the …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills November reminds us of our many blessings and the love of family and friends. I encourage you to celebrate Thanksgiving all month. May it be an outpouring of gratitude to God. Below are twenty of my favorite quotes and Scripture about November, the month of Thanksgiving. “Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Have you ever met someone who could soften even the hardest conversation with kindness and a few simple words of encouragement? Perhaps someone has done that for us! We experienced a gifted person soothing an angry or troubled mood or situation and successfully created an environment of peace. God desires an attitude of love: loving our …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills July is the perfect month to Spotlight Romantic Suspense Author Sara Davison. Welcome Sara! Sara Davison is the author of the romantic suspense series The Day Draws Near, The Night Guardians, The Rose Tattoo Trilogy, In the Shadows, and Two Sparrows for a Penny, as well as the standalone speculative, The Watcher. A finalist for more …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills I know of no such unquestionable badge and ensign of a sovereign mind as that of tenacity of purpose. Ralph Waldo Emerson In middle school, I learned about tenacious people. I thought it was a fancy word for stubborn, and I wore the label well. But I discovered so much more, a mark of persistence that …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills We all need rest and enjoyment to balance our busy lives. The old proverb: “All work and no play made Jack a dull boy” is true for Jill too! Special time to restore us isn’t limited to summer vacations but a time of planned and purposeful joy. With a little creativity, we don’t need to travel …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The best way to eliminate fear is to remove it from our physical, mental, and spiritual world. An alliance with terror is no way to live. Spending time with fear is fiend-ship. Nothing good comes from teaming up with an enemy and falling captive to its paralyzing chains. Fear is an emotion that shows no favoritism, …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Every writer’s journey of the soul is illuminated with a kaleidoscope of vivid colors and obscure shadows. Whether we experience bright pieces of glass that sparkle and entertain us or jagged edges that sear our hearts, the result is a pattern of beauty that reflects God’s glory on our lives. “Finally, be strong in the Lord …
