CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Karin Fendick
Chronic Joy® Poetry Coordinator & Writer
Karin is a handmaiden of the Lord; saved by grace; a worshiper; a poet; a broken heart; a lover of words; hungry for truth; amazed by love; on the Potter's wheel His work in progress. After five years in Africa, Karin and her beloved husband of twenty years, Rick, are back in rural Canada where chronic pain drives her to the feet of Jesus. She is powered by prayer, love, and many cups of strong coffee. Author of From Ashes to Glory (A Psalm a Day).
Circles and Movement • A Prompt to Activate the Whole You
CIRCLES AND MOVEMENT God sits above the circle of the earth. ~ Isaiah 40:22 NLT As I begin this new year of writing prompts for Activating The Whole You it feels...
Respite of Refreshment • Oasis of Hope
RESPITE OF REFRESHMENT This edition of Oasis of Hope focuses on ways to live well in the midst of stress, anxiety and the strain of difficult times. Using laughter, poetry, and prayer, this compilation of posts offers a respite of refreshment. And through it all is the realization that...
Adrift or Anchor • Poetry Prompt
THE SOUND OF WAVES I have always loved water. Being near it, in it, on it. The sound of the waves; sometimes a whisper, sometimes a roar, would call to me. There was something fresh, something wild waiting, a new adventure. It felt like freedom. These days there is more fear,...
Baskets • A Full Life Integration • Poetry Prompt
Sifting, Sorting, and Organizing I love the look of baskets lined up on open shelves; some duplicates, others unique in shape or color. Each one issues invitations. Some say, “look and see what I hold within.” Others beckon, “fill me.” I grew up hearing the phrase, “A place for everything...
From Ashes to Glory: A Psalm A Day
Karin Fendick
Though not from a liturgical background this poet felt led to celebrate the holy through the time span from Ash Wednesday to Resurrection Sunday. From Ashes to Glory is a collection of forty-seven brief psalms written as a daily offering of worship that will encourage and draw you closer to God in any season.