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Debbie Alsdorf

The Gift of Love

December 25, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  4 Comments

Merry Christmas!

The festive dinner is done, dishes cleaned up and our family are on the way home. In a few hours those two words, Merry Christmas, will be tucked away and saved for another year along with our favorite …

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Spiritual Warfare and the Ministry of the Christian Writer

November 13, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  23 Comments

“What kind of books do you write?” my neighbor asked. I told her a little of what I’ve written, smirking she said,”Oh, you’re a Christian author.”

Afterwards I kept thinking of those two words, Christian author. I remembered  penning words …

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Three Key Elements for Telling Your Hard Story

October 2, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  9 Comments

Every story matters. Some of us have had hard pages in the stories of our life.  God has been faithful and as a result we may want to share the hard parts with the hope of encouraging others.  I would …

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Eight Ways to Start Writing Your Passion

August 21, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  5 Comments

Many writers  have a mental file folder of ideas they would love to write about. And, though there are lots of ideas, those thoughts and words get trapped somewhere and never written. Most have trouble knowing where to start and …

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In the Waiting

July 10, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  9 Comments

Dreams chase us as writers.

We have vision to write words that will help others and the big dream that those words will actually be published one day. But when days turn to weeks, months and years, the insecurity and …

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The Productive Pause

May 22, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  14 Comments

It was like any other Wednesday. I got up early to write, followed by getting the kids breakfast and to school. After listening to the usual carpool  bickering, I raced across town ending up at my church office. I was …

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The Power of Story

April 3, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  18 Comments

I am a speaker who became a writer. I learned early on that the way to make a message sing and flow was through the careful placement and execution of good stories.

Weekly I stepped on the stage of a …

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Looking Back to Help Others Move Forward

February 20, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  16 Comments

I still remember the day a California Bay Area newspaper featured an article titled “Accidental Author Shares God’s Word.” I smile remembering that it was in the front section of the paper as if this was news. It was true, …

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