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  • Profile picture of Dr. David Marshall

    Dr. David Marshall wrote a new post on the site Dr. David Marshall's Blog 2 years, 5 months ago

    Dear Lord,

    Thank You for another day.

    Thank You for allowing me to see my daughter, granddaughters, and son-in-law.

    Also, Thank You for letting me see my wife.

    I pray for safe travels.

    I pray that […]

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    Dr. David Marshall wrote a new post on the site Dr. David Marshall's Blog 2 years, 5 months ago

    Dear God,

    Thank You for blessing me with another day.

    I do not deserve another chance because of all my sins against You.

    God, I know You are wonderful and love us all because of all the chances You have […]

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site NAIWE NEWS 2 years, 5 months ago

    Proofreading is usually performed on a manuscript that has already been through developmental editing or copyediting and has been laid out by a designer into page proofs. It provides a last review of egregious […]

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    Dr. David Marshall wrote a new post on the site Dr. David Marshall's Blog 2 years, 5 months ago

    Happy Father’s Day, Lord!

    I thank You for giving me another day.

    Thank You for blessing me with a great life, family, love, salvation, and the talents to do your will.

    I ask Your blessings to show me what […]

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    Dr. David Marshall wrote a new post on the site Dr. David Marshall's Blog 2 years, 5 months ago

    Dear Lord,

    I do not deserve anything that I ask for,

    especially for the sins that I have committed.

    I pray that You forgive me for my sins and clean me.

    I need to start over with everything.

    I need […]

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    Tracy Bowens wrote a new post on the site Tracy Bowens's Blog 2 years, 5 months ago

    I never thought I could run a marathon until I stood near the finish line of the NYC Marathon, watching people who looked just like me cross that ultimate line. I thought, “If they can do it, so can I.” But I […]

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    Dr. David Marshall wrote a new post on the site Dr. David Marshall's Blog 2 years, 5 months ago

    Dear Lord,

    Thank You for giving me the opportunity and the ability to start “The Writer and a Doctor – My Journal Conversations with God” blog!!

    I pray that this blog will be able to help at least one person […]

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    Karin Beery wrote a new post on the site Karin Beery's Blog 2 years, 5 months ago

    With 15+ years of experience writing and editing fiction, I can teach you a lot about plot, characters, style, pacing, and more, but I didn’t invent most of the techniques that I teach. To be completely honest, I […]

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    Dr. David Marshall wrote a new post on the site Dr. David Marshall's Blog 2 years, 6 months ago

    Dear God,

    I thank You for getting me through today.

    Thank You for giving me the strength to plant the two “baby” palm trees on the side of the house.

    Thank You for helping me with the guide at work and […]

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site NAIWE NEWS 2 years, 6 months ago

    Member Benefit #8

    The posts you share on your member website are eligible to be promoted on NAIWE’s social media pages. The NAIWE Member Activity Feed is scanned each week on Member Monday, and many post tit […]

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    Dr. David Marshall wrote a new post on the site Dr. David Marshall's Blog 2 years, 6 months ago

    Dear Lord,

    I want to thank You for saving my daughter’s life!

    She came very close to being with You in Heaven.

    As you said, and I know, it was not her time!

    I should be there in Heaven before […]

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    Dr. David Marshall wrote a new post on the site Dr. David Marshall's Blog 2 years, 6 months ago

    Lord,

    I am always thinking about my past!!

    However, there is nothing that I can do to change it!

    I think about my future!!

    But I can’t change that either.

    I will always live in the present.

    Lord, […]

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    Dr. David Marshall wrote a new post on the site Dr. David Marshall's Blog 2 years, 6 months ago

    Dear God,

    Thank You for giving me another day to live.

    Thank You for letting me open my eyes and enjoy the beauty You graced us with.

    The incredible sky, the trees, the birds, and the breeze.

    This is […]

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    Greetings all, recently I wrote an article with tips for creating effective checklists following the principles in Atul Gawande’s “The Checklist Manifesto’. It’s a quick read and I’ve included a downloadable template in Google docs to help you craft your own checklists.

    Check out the article here:…[Read more]

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site NAIWE NEWS 2 years, 6 months ago

    We wanted to get to know Suzanne Sherman (NAIWE’s Memoir Coach Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts she shared with us.

    How is writing a memoir different than writing a […]

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    Robert Iulo wrote a new post on the site Robert Iulo's Blog 2 years, 6 months ago

    Dragon Boat Dinners

    “Harder.”

    Boom.

    “Deeper.”

    Boom.

    “Gimme more.”

    Boom…boom…boom.

    Kay Yee is the best drummer any dragon boat team has ever had. Her job is to keep the paddlers working at […]

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site April Michelle Davis 2 years, 6 months ago

    Experienced distributors know that customer relationship management (CRM) has become a standard practice. By following the sage advice offered by CRM-experienced wholesaler-distributors in Getting the Most Out […]

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    Dr. David Marshall wrote a new post on the site Dr. David Marshall's Blog 2 years, 6 months ago

    Riding on a dark, chilly night as the cold wind whistled through the trees, the lost cyborg was trying to find his way out of the woods. He looked up and saw what he thought were several small cabins with […]

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    Dr. David Marshall wrote a new post on the site Dr. David Marshall's Blog 2 years, 6 months ago

    God,

    Thank You for the beautiful walk.

    Thank You for allowing me to see nature, the flowers, the ducks, the geese, everything you created.

    It was and is very beautiful.

    I thank You for your […]

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site NAIWE NEWS 2 years, 6 months ago

    October: National Book Month. Curl up on the couch with a good book.

    October: National Reading Group Month. Gather a group of friends, and meet weekly to discuss a great book!

    October: National Work and […]

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