
My Story: An Essential Question Answered through Family History
At the end of Sanders' Starfish, Rebecca shares these lines: "...I read my father's journal. [Before] I read parts of it, but I never...


Where Am I Essential?
If you have already read LIES A PLACE, then you have discovered one of my favorite quotes by Marcus Aurelius:
“Think of yourself as dead.


THE AUDACITY OF SARA GRAYSON by Joani Elliott
This has been the perfect book for me to read while working on FOR THE ETERNAL, my final book in The Existence Series. Sara’s journey...


FOR YOU: How Do I Show Love?
Do you recall this little reciting while plucking the petals from a flower? He loves me, He loves me not. He loves me, He loves me not....

MAR 2023 GIVEAWAY: TARA C. ALLRED CELEBRATE THE JOURNEY
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Meet Joani Elliott
Last year, at the 2022 Storymakers Conference, I had the enjoyable opportunity to be tablemates with Joani Elliott during the mass book...

Last Call: February Wrap-Up
A month of exploring what caring, nurturing, guarding, and opening our hearts mean. Here is the month's wrap-up. Let's love!

Forgiveness: The Ultimate Form of Love
Love and forgiveness - how do the two connect? What are the parallels? I don't think we can recognize the value of forgiveness until we...


A Look at Love: Book Chat with Michelle Dennis Christensen
On Feb 21, 2023, my morning began hearing a quote, "Do something that scares you every day." Later that day, Michelle Dennis Christensen...


Love for Self, Others, and God: An Interview with MemoryBlogger Vivian Cumins
"For decades, I set unrealistic expectations of myself in an effort to gain approval – not the approval of others, but the approval of...