by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 9, 2015 | Faith, Writing
“Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.” Habakkuk 2:2 When God spoke these words to Habakkuk, He was responding to the prophet’s challenge: “How long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear?” (Habakkuk 1:2)...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Aug 13, 2015 | Writing
The cicadas are singing. Like clockwork, they began trumpeting their end-of-summer tune on the first day of August, just as the first golden walnut leaves drifted to the grass. Every year, I’m surprised at how swiftly, yet gently, nature makes her moves....
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jun 3, 2015 | Faith, Writing
Why in the world would a 60-something chick who has waited through three careers and four children to have time on her hands decide to work in a coffee shop? Because it smells SO GOOD…… No, really. There are plenty of reasons. And when I got up at 6 to be...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Apr 1, 2015 | Good Books, Writing
Nobody operates in a vacuum. Whatever you do in life, you probably have fellow travelers who share your passion — whether it’s cooking, parenting, building houses or writing. I have friends and acquaintances in all walks of life, but fellow writers are my...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Feb 3, 2015 | Good Books, Writing
I remember vividly the time I first read “To Kill A Mockingbird”. I was a high-school freshman and was assigned to read it for English. I finished the book then turned around and read it again. A recently discovered novel by Harper Lee, author of “To...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 31, 2014 | Writing
I don’t like endings, especially when the thing that’s ending has been so good. The closing lines of a book that’s stirred my soul, the final scene of a movie that has held me captive, the final days of a loved one’s visit, the good-byes at the...
