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Karen Armstrong

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“Books open up a world without you ever having to leave your own…” And how grateful we are for that! For, in her book, Karen portrays a world that shocks and stuns you, from which you want to escape to reality. That’s the power of her prose – and the poignancy of her world – reinforcing the adage that truth indeed is stranger than fiction. Karen was born in New Jersey. Her mother was a prostitute, father unknown, and to say her childhood was ‘challenging’ would be shortchanging truth. Early on, her obsession with honesty forced her to face reality and deal with it. A lot of that helped her rise above adversity and acquire a Bachelor’s Degree in Christian Psychology from Liberty University in 2014. Today, Karen wants to help people like hers ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Karen Armstrong I walk away from the project. I take that as a sign that I have written all that I was allowed to write and I need a break. If I find that the time aw…moreI walk away from the project. I take that as a sign that I have written all that I was allowed to write and I need a break. If I find that the time away from the project is taking a long time then I take a moment to pray and then think on those things that made me want to write in the first place. That usually gets my creative juices flowing and I am back on the project. (less)

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Karen Armstrong It is your world and you get to create, destroy, build, tear down, inspire, uninspire whatever you choose. You have the opportunity to use the power t…moreIt is your world and you get to create, destroy, build, tear down, inspire, uninspire whatever you choose. You have the opportunity to use the power that has been invested in you any way that you choose to do so. (less)

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Broken For You (Shattered to Wholeness #1)

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Tug of War

Have you ever played tug of war when you were young? You know the game where two teams are on opposite side of each other pulling each other to see who would give up the rope first? I dared play tug of war with God and believe it or not it was over a man. Yes ladies I played tug of war with the Almighty G.O.D. for a man. Did I win you ask? You tell me.

Here I was four – years into a relationship th Read more of this blog post »

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