"The Words are Fire..."
Jeremiah 20:9
(The Message)






"Heat cannot be separated from fire, nor beauty
 from the Eternal."
Dante

My Year of Jubilee, published by LivingBetter at 50+
...This is my year of jubilee. I will turn the magic age of 50, and I have
chosen to renew myself and my relationships. I have chosen to liberate myself by  celebrating the life I have ...read more

Perfecting the "O" published by the Network of Biblical Storytellers International

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_After many years of self-taught bumbling, I have finally found a calligraphy teacher.  At my initial session, my eighty-year old instructor lectured me for an hour on the importance of learning the letter “o.”   ...read more
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The Challenge of Kingdom Balance: A Biblical View, published by By His Grace Ministry

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_This world’s systems scream at that our lives should be more controlled, more aligned, more “balanced.” Women are bombarded with methods, systems and techniques for juggling our different selves: family, work, church and community. We are wooed by the promise that we can have it all. We are seduced by the whispers of talk show hosts and management gurus who urge us to slow down and spend more time at. . . something else. So, we schedule our spa weekends, our girl-friend retreats; we watch our hours at work; we set up “date” nights with our husbands; we eat more...read more

Aging and Singleness, published by The Singles Network Ministries

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_Please call. . .            

His voice was faint and pleading, almost as if he were afraid to leave a message: “Megan, this is Grandpa. Please call.” 

I could tell that the voice was an old one; his voice tired and faded and worn from years of use.  His breath came out in tentative gasps.

 “Please. . . call,” he pleaded...read more
_Margaret-Ann Howie, Post Office Box 168, Riderwood, MD, 21139 • 443.240.8668 • wordsoffire@live.com