Happy Veterans Day, Dad
November 11, 2012 in: Reflections on the River
In honoring veterans this week, I wanted to show you a picture of this handsome fellow. This is my dad, Hugh Mires, in 1942. He was drafted into the United States Army and served until October 1945. He served in the Army Air Corps, the precursor to the Air Force, in China and India. He [...]
continue readingWaiting for election returns
November 3, 2012 in: Reflections on the River
Election night was always the best night to work at the newspaper. It was like the Super Bowl or the Olympics for government reporters. The executive editor would order pizza and we’d dig in for a late night of dodging deadline. Typing in poll results from little towns in Missouri and Kansas made me feel [...]
continue readingMike Huckabee in St. Joseph
October 19, 2012 in: Reflections on the River
I had the privilege of hearing Mike Huckabee speak in St. Joseph last night. Gov. Huckabee was the keynote speaker at a celebration banquet of St. Joseph Christian School’s 25th anniversary. Gov. Huckabee said he wouldn’t be giving a political speech, much to my disappointment. He delivered a funny and inspiring talk about the importance [...]
continue readingPeanut Butter Brownies
October 13, 2012 in: Recipes
Several years ago, I led an initiative to create a Mires family cookbook. It was a lot of work and took a few years to getting recipes and putting it together. My niece Beth did the layout. But it has been one of the best things we’ve done. It’s one cook book where I know [...]
continue readingBook Reviews: Historical Christian Fiction
October 7, 2012 in: Book Reviews
As an avid reader of Christian fiction, the past few months I’ve read some really enjoyable books set in a diverse periods of history and wanted to share them with you. Rose of Winslow Street is set in the small town of Colden, Massachusetts. Libby Sawyer is a spinster, content to create drawings of her [...]
continue readingWalk With Me
October 5, 2012 in: Devotions
A tradition begun several years ago is to identify one Bible verse to guide my year. I entered 2012 with a heavy heart, but found great encouragement in this piece of truth: “Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you, he will neither [...]
continue readingWriters and Winners (And Friends!)
September 27, 2012 in: Book Reviews, Writing
One of the really fun things about this writing journey is the people you get to share it with. As I predicted last week, we did have a wonderful time at the American Christian Fiction Writers conference in Dallas. We didn’t even capsize! It was especially nice to spend time with Cherie Gagnon since she [...]
continue readingToday we fly
September 19, 2012 in: Writing
Today, I am heading out to the American Christian Fiction Writers conference in Dallas, Texas. Pages from Stages bloggers Julane and Sara and I are flying together, with Lora from the Kansas City chapter. We’ll meet Cherie at the hotel. The first ACFW conference I attended was in Dallas in 2007. It’s the premier event [...]
continue readingTo Write
September 13, 2012 in: Writing
On a mission trip to Mexico, in a combination of English and Spanish, I shared how my work for the newspaper was only good for one day. Each morning there was a new paper and my work was thrown away. The word of God, on the other hand, is forever. We sat around camp that [...]
continue readingRed to My Roots
September 5, 2012 in: Reflections on the River
Red hair is a part of who I am. It has shaped my identity all my life. It comes from my mom, who passed it down to seven of her eight children, so our family resemblance is undeniable. Red hair caused little old ladies to fawn over me and other children to laugh at me. [...]
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