Meet a Families.com Blogger – Dale Harcombe!

Today we are joined by the incomparable Dale Harcombe, who shares her taste in movies with me. Dale, thanks for chatting with me today. How long have you blogged for Families.com? Since mid-May 2007. I started just after coming back from Alpha 2 Omega, a Christian writers’ convention in Brisbane, Queensland. What topics do you blog about? At this stage Christian, though it seems to encompass different areas of life, since being a Christian affects all of living. What is your favorite thing about blogging for Families.com? I like the feeling of commmunity and interaction. Also when people let me … Continue reading

Which Requires More Credibility?

Yesterday my husband and I took a day off work, and thinking about the house situation, and took ourselves out to the Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo. What a wonderful day we had, enjoying the infinite variety and creativity of our great God. I was reminded of a book I’m currently reading for review and the words of Kate the narrator of Hello God by Moya Simons ‘Wow, God you have a great imagination.’ This was exactly what I thought as I looked the majesty of the African Lion. It wasn’t hard to see why C.S. Lewis chose a Lion … Continue reading

Why I Believe In A Creator

Last Saturday afternoon my husband and I decided it was too perfect a day to spend inside. We took off with our pup to the beach ten minutes away. A sky blue and almost cloudless, turned the waters of Jervis Bay a brilliant mix of turquoise and cerulean shot through with varying shades of green. Fringing the waters of the bay were the deep green bush land of Booderee and Jervis Bay National Parks. Stopping now and then to look out at the view toward the headlands and the small island perched in the middle of the blue, or to … Continue reading

Grant Writing as a Home-Based Business

Nonprofits organizations, schools, individuals, and even small businesses sometimes depend on grant funding in order to keep programs open and the bills paid. Grant writing can be a good business for some, or a way to supplement other writing or consulting work for others. As someone who has done a bit of grant writing I can share some of the pluses and pitfalls of taking on grant writing as a home-based business. Grant writing requires a great deal of technical writing skill, as well as just pure organization. A little creativity and writing talent is a good thing, but basically … Continue reading