by Ingrid Lochamire | Feb 16, 2021 | Faith, Slice of Life, Worship
A few years ago, my Protestant church held an Ash Wednesday service. I grew up attending mass on Ash Wednesday in the little Catholic chapel in my hometown. Though I’m no longer a practicing Catholic, memories of the traditions, sacraments and practices of the...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Feb 5, 2021 | Family, Good Books, Slice of Life, Story
Yesterday was our youngest son’s 26th birthday. Our oldest son is 36, and there are two more sons in between. The minute I read the word “sunrise”, chosen as today’s Five Minute Friday writing prompt, I thought of the beautiful song from...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Feb 3, 2021 | Faith, Good Books, Slice of Life, Story
When you find a kindred spirit, the smart thing to do is to stay in touch. Traci Rhoades stood out in the crowd of aspiring writers at a conference we both attended a decade ago. I thank God that Traci had the same gut instinct because our long-distance friendship has...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jan 3, 2021 | Family, Good Books, Slice of Life
I taught our four sons at home for 20 years, from the time the oldest entered third grade until the youngest graduated from high school. Homeschooling was a “career” I loved and I would do it all over again. Choosing curriculum and writing lesson plans for...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 30, 2020 | Faith, Slice of Life, Writing
The LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him. Habakkuk 2:20 October has been a noisy month. So much so that my own voice was silenced. All the chatter and declarations, accusations and politicking surrounding the upcoming presidential...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 15, 2020 | Podcast Episodes, Slice of Life, Story
Fall is the perfect season for stories around the campfire. It’s also a great time to launch a podcast! Welcome to Tell Me A Story. Stories are all around us. They’re used to entertain, to sell, to persuade and to inspire. We tell stories to share truth...
