ACFW 2012: Part One

Cynthia Herron Writing Conferences 15 Comments

Moi and friend/agency-mate Jill Kemerer Re-entry after the ACFW conference is somewhat hard to describe. It’s a rollercoaster of emotion: exhaustion, elation, and bittersweet relief. The months leading up to conference time are full of barely contained excitement. We’re eager to see our friends and make new ones. We look forward to workshops, worship, and those “divine appointments” with editors, agents, …

To Grow a Friendship

Cynthia Herron Christianity 11 Comments

Many years ago, I knew an acquaintance I’ll refer to as “Cassie.” I met Cassie as a freshman in college. For a brief time, we worked in the same area on campus. Cassie was the oldest of three siblings and came from a broken home. (Her dad remarried about the time she started college.) Cassie was a bit rough around the …