uncensored thoughts – Nancy Tart: Writing for Life

Did Noah Have Daughters?

Random thoughts in my crazy writer's brain. [...]

August 17, 2021 Hold Longer A song came on the radio today. It was the first time I heard it. Casting Crowns’ song called “Scars In Heaven” played while I was on the way to after school pickup. The first line says “…if I had known it was the last [...]

Evaluations

January 29, 2021 Evaluations This week and next week are skills testing weeks at gym. Evaluations of skills each gymnast has and their ability to move up or stay in their current level to solidify their knowledge. Most of the time, the coaches catch when their student gymnast gets enough [...]

Life is Risk

May 26, 2020 Life is Risk Life is risky. How many people get out alive? (I’ve heard that from two sources this week, and it got me thinking…) Our goal since the beginning of time has been to build this net of safety around our family to allow our offspring [...]

Shattered

May 16, 2020 Shattered Again. Shattered Again. This is what strikes my heart again. Of course, in the big scheme of things I realize, this is tiny. This isn’t losing a family member or going bankrupt. Logically, my brain tells me that this isn’t really a bad thing and there [...]

He Walked With God

He Walked With God February 25, 2020 In our church Sunday, the pastor spoke about how Enoch was one of his heroes because he was remembered as one who “Walked with God” by faith. I thought about that. In my life, there are several people no longer here whose legacy [...]

Choosing to Rest

Ever feel overwhelemed by the busyness of life... especially around Christmas? [...]

Fatherhood

June 17, 2019 Fatherhood So, you know this huge thing called “Fatherhood?” What comes to mind? A parenting book I read when I was twelve (yes, oldest sibling perks!) said something like “the child’s view of God as a Father is directly impacted by their experience with their Earthly Father.” [...]

Wimpy Atlas

Ever feel like everything in the world is raining down on your shoulders and you can't keep anything up? That was today... [...]

What to Say?

October 20, 2017 What to Say? It doesn’t matter how you get the message. A man in uniform, a hospital doctor, a call from their job, a letter from a mission council: it doesn’t matter the messenger, when you hear “we regret to inform you…” with the universal calm sadness [...]