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  • Lessons from Alone: Are You Hungry?
    Posted on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Alone, Borrowed Lives, Carol McClain, hunger, oreos, Psalm 13:25, Pslam 37:25, real hunger, Writing Redemption

    @carol_mcclain Alone teaches us what being hungry really means. SPOILER ALERT: it’s not what Americans think. So much is said about the “food desert” here in the United States. I’m not so sure one exists. Maybe we have a chronic spelling problem and we’re really suffering from a “food dessert”? I’ve seen people go to food banks …[ read more ]

  • What Really Matters in Life: Lessons from Alone: Benefits of Adversity
    Posted on Thursday, August 12th, 2021 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Adversity, Alone, benefits of adversity, Carol McClain, Discovery's Alone, Gal 6:7-8, Jer 29:11, Lessons from Alone, Vancouver Island, what really matters in life, Writing Redemption

    @carol_mcclain “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to the flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.“  Galatians 6:7-8 . Adversity Creates Determination I don’t need to tell you, we, …[ read more ]

  • The Significance of One
    Posted on Monday, May 10th, 2021 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 1 Peter 4:10, Arlo Guthrie, Carol McClain, cause and effect of simple actions, God values the individual, individualism, Significance, the significance of the individual, Writing Redemption, you are important

    @carol_mcclain 1 Peter 4:10 As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. I heard an interesting thought by Arlo Guthrie this weekend–who’d have thought he’d inspire inspirational thoughts. The following is my abbreviated take on an interesting tale.   Guthrie told the …[ read more ]

  • The Extravagance of God
    Posted on Monday, April 5th, 2021 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, beauty, Borrowed Lives, Carol McClain, cherish the now, fish, flowers, God's glory, photographs, Psalm 139:14, The extravagance of God, What do you love?, Writing Redemption

    @carol_mcclain When I see a flower I stop. I examine the bloom, look at it from all angles, check the smell, and at last–photograph it. Everything about flowers captivates me–texture, scent, color, size. My photo albums are full of pictures that probably bore others, but delight me. How could God have created such diversity? We know …[ read more ]

  • Renovating the Heart: Introducing Secondhand Sunsets by Gail Kittleston
    Posted on Monday, March 29th, 2021 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, beauty from ashes, Carol McClain, Dare to Bloom, fiction, Gail Kittleson, growth through suffering, historical fiction, Secondhand Sunsets, spiritual themes, women with grit, women's fiction, Writing Redemption

    @carol_mcclain I’m branching out here in introducing other authors. Gail Kittleson is a gifted writer, teacher, and mentor. She’s recently released a new book: Secondhand Sunsets. I’d love for you to get to know her. Secondhand Sunset Recently, my husband and I decided to re-re-renovate a central portion of our very old house, …[ read more ]

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    • How To Get Mercy

      Carol McClain Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy. Matthew 5:7 A segment of our society keeps saying we need to help adults who were raised in tough circumstances. Their ancestors had been abused  or their parents had been reprobates. Their pasts have dictated their future. They are innocent. As a Christian, I'm sad to say, I used to think "poppycock to that." They had resources, teaching, help. They could do this themselves. Look at me. I grew up in a home of alcoholics, in poverty, and with many poor examples to model my life on. I'm doing… ...[ full story ]

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