by bethwestcott | Sep 14, 2026 | nature, Seasons of life, the writing life, Thoughts
DRY SEASON Have you ever experienced dry seasons in your life? A desert receives little rain and produces little vegetation because it’s dry. The past year has been a dry season for me as a writer. Inspiration has been difficult to come by, and words don’t flow on the...
by bethwestcott | Jan 31, 2026 | Choices;, communication, Devotion, Our words, the writing life, Words
WORDS “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold/In settings of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 2020 was a difficult and unsettling year, which included a pandemic and a divisive national election. Harsh rhetoric and half-truths stirred up anger and strife, even among...
by bethwestcott | Jan 10, 2026 | Choices;, communication, Our words, the writing life
WHAT DO YOUR WORDS SAY ABOUT YOU? Do you remember the iconic scene in the movie The Miracle Worker, when blind and deaf-mute Helen Keller finally understands that the movements of Annie Sullivan’s fingers in her palm identify the cool liquid pouring over her...
by bethwestcott | Aug 27, 2025 | learning and life, letting go, Melody of Life, the writing life, trusting God
LETTING GO What do sending a child to school on the first day and releasing a book to readers have in common? It’s the beginning of a new school year, and I’ve recently seen many Facebook posts by parents whose children are leaving the nest. There’s a great...
by bethwestcott | Jan 6, 2025 | Christian Romance, significant life events, the writing life, Thoughts
It’s 2025. I’m not choosing a word for the year this year, and resolutions are a thing of the past. I do have goals, however. My rom-com novella, Snowflakes and Puppy Love , will be released along with three other novellas in the collection Pets Amore on...
by bethwestcott | May 28, 2024 | Storytelling, the writing life
Have you ever taken part in an interactive story? When the storyteller says a certain word within the story, the audience responds with a sound or a descriptive word. For instance, if the storyteller says ‘wind,’ the audience responds by...
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