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New Novel and Bible Study Series
I’m excited to finally announce that my second novel, Finding True North, is set for release in January 2023! As part of this...
Dianne Beck
Jun 4, 20223 min read


Filling the Empty Net
If you’ve seen the Disney film, Finding Nemo, you’re familiar with one of the main characters, Dory, the wide-eyed blue tang fish that...
Dianne Beck
Jan 28, 20224 min read


When You're Not Like the Others
When I was a preschool aged child, one of my frequently watched television shows was Sesame Street. Nearly every time, there was a short...
Dianne Beck
Jan 22, 20225 min read


Awe and Wonder: On My Christmas List
What brings you wonder? What causes you to stop and stare? What takes you aback, makes you catch your breath for a moment? When I was a...
Dianne Beck
Dec 17, 20216 min read


The Gift of an Empty Box
Imagine for a moment a beautifully wrapped gift – pretty paper in your favorite Christmas print and colors, maybe reds, greens, golds, or...
Dianne Beck
Dec 8, 20216 min read


Thankful? Even for that?
Thankfulness. That’s what we think about during Thanksgiving. We celebrate all we have to be thankful for, all the big and small things...
Dianne Beck
Nov 24, 20215 min read


Encircled, Enclosed, Embraced
For quite some time the protea has been one of my favorite flowers. The first time I saw one was when I received it in a bouquet as a...
Dianne Beck
Nov 17, 20214 min read


In These Details: The God-Weaved Journey Week 3
This week my daughter will be married. As I write that and read it over, I can't help but think, wow, how did that come so fast? But here...
Dianne Beck
Nov 10, 20213 min read


The God-Weaved Journey: Thoughts from the week -How God Sees You
In the last moments of writing this post, my daughter, who is working at the table across from me, accidentally bumped my foot. Jokingly,...
Dianne Beck
Nov 6, 20214 min read


How does God See you?
The God-Weaved Journey - Week 2 One of my favorite things to do is to browse through old photos - of family, my husband and I when we...
Dianne Beck
Nov 1, 20213 min read


The God-Weaved Journey: Thoughts from this week on “Seeing God”
My God-Weaved Story this week: The image you see in the photograph is of a branch that fell this week from one of my most favorite trees....
Dianne Beck
Oct 29, 20217 min read


The God-Weaved Journey
Finding God in Our Everyday Moments What's your story today? What character are you right now? The triumphant one? The struggling one?...
Dianne Beck
Oct 26, 20213 min read


When Being Stuck is Good
Remember when you were a kid, and you'd stick your hands into gooey mud in a sandbox, or pull them through stretchy silly putty or...
Dianne Beck
Jan 29, 20217 min read


Friends Sharing Hope
What is Friends Sharing Hope? Friends Sharing Hope is simply a group of people united in three simple things: friendship, giving, and...
Dianne Beck
Nov 20, 20202 min read


Thank you for our friend
Dear God, I am lifting up this prayer of thanks to you. On this day when my heart is a bit heavy, a bit sad, a bit empty over the loss of...
Dianne Beck
Nov 17, 20202 min read


What are you waiting for?
I’ve been waiting for these for quite some time – these brilliant yellow bursts of sunshine that we planted about two months ago in our...
Dianne Beck
Oct 12, 20204 min read


Power for the Tired
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,...
Dianne Beck
Jul 24, 20206 min read


Real Life Protagonist: View From a Teen
1 Timothy 4:12 "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in...
Dianne Beck
Jun 10, 20204 min read


Real Life Protagonist: The View from an Educator
Protagonist: 1. the principal character in a literary work 2. a leader, proponent, or supporter of a cause: CHAMPION (Merriam-Webster...
Dianne Beck
May 13, 20208 min read


Thank You Gift for You or a Friend
One of the greatest gifts I have received recently from the readers of my book is the gift of THEIR words. Here are some of them: “This...
Dianne Beck
Apr 14, 20203 min read
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