by Ann Marie Stewart | Oct 13, 2024 | Encouragement, Faith, Goals, Winter
The New Year arrives devoid of December’s color, clutter, and chaos. The holidays are over. Life is quieter. Muted. Barren. What is to come? That split second between December 31 and January 1 was merely a change in year, marked only by a new number. And yet, what is...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Feb 6, 2021 | Encouragement, Relationships
What language of love do YOU speak? I love you. Let me vacuum out your car. Here’s the necklace you’ve always wanted. Let’s sit by the fire and talk. Do you need a hug? Gary Chapman lists five love languages: Words of Affirmation Acts of Service Receiving Gifts...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Dec 1, 2020 | Family, Farm, Relationships
“When you get a puppy, nobody tells you about that day,” my daughter said, petting her beloved English Shepherd, as we reminisced about the dog that had “raised” my girls. Almost sixteen years before, our tri-color puppy flew from Arkansas to our farm in Virginia....
by Ann Marie Stewart | Oct 17, 2020 | Encouragement, Goals, Relationships
When a friend dedicated his one-minute #sorrynotsorry outtake reel to me, I considered it the highest honor, because Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest subscribers rarely show their fails. Instead social media enthusiasts present a filtered version of life. The best...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Sep 18, 2020 | Goals, Writing
Growing an online platform presents a challenge for most authors who prefer writing books to self-promoting and following social media. And yet publishers count on an author’s platform for marketing. How do authors balance this responsibility when, as...
