by Charity Singleton Craig | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, My Word of the Week
benediction – noun | bene·dic·tion | \ˌbe-nə-ˈdik-shən\ : a prayer that asks for God’s blessing NOTE: This week marks my last week as an editor for The High Calling. Along with a dozen or so other editors, I have served as a part-time contractor with The...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog, My Word of the Week
voice – noun \ˈvȯis\ : the sounds that you make with your mouth and throat when you are speaking, singing, etc. : the ability to speak : the ability to sing __________ “I lost my voice,” I croaked to a small gathering of writers who had come to a workshop Ann...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog, My Word of the Week
mas·tery – noun \ˈmas-t(ə-)rē\ : knowledge and skill that allows you to do, use, or understand something very well : complete control of something __________ I rearrange the items on my magnetic memo board to make room for three new pieces of paper, each a...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Jun 24, 2013 | Archived Blog Posts
Whether you work at an office, in a field, on an airplane, in a hospital, or at your home, the amount of time you spend working always competes for the time you spend doing other things. Sometimes, people call the tug and pull of that competition “work-life...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Oct 18, 2012 | Archived Blog Posts
In my personal life, helping others has always had a high priority. Whether it was part of the Midwestern landscape of my youth or a hallmark of the spiritual training from my parents and church, coming early or staying late to set up chairs or wash dishes was just...