http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ en-us maryann@maryanndiorio.com 2008-06-09T18:31:31-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000823.php In his book EXPERIENCING GOD, Henry Blackaby advises Christians to look for where God is working and then join Him there. As I've done my best to follow this advice,... 823@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-06-09T18:31:31-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000822.php A computer expert once told me that technology becomes obsolete every three months and that computer experts must update their knowledge base continually. Well, I'm not a computer expert by... 822@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-06-06T13:53:24-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000821.php Our Musers frequently comment, both publicly and privately, that the blog entry for the day was just what they needed. For this, I give God all the praise and glory.... 821@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-06-04T12:39:13-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000820.php Yesterday my daughter Lia and I attended the 90th birthday celebration of my precious Aunt Theresa, the wife of my father's deceased brother, my Uncle Steve. Aunt Theresa didn't know... 820@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-06-02T12:51:05-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000819.php The word disciple comes from the same root as discipline.I used to think of discipline as a negative word, something that restricted my freedom and creativity. Over the years, I've... 819@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-05-30T11:32:54-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000818.php Baby boomers have come of age, and with them, so has their fiction. With the emergence of Boomer Lit, we are witnessing a new category of fiction that addresses the... 818@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-05-26T12:24:01-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000817.php As the saying goes, the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray. And so it happened that my best laid plans to go to Kentucky on retreat... 817@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-05-26T12:05:28-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000816.php As summer beckons, writers often find their discipline dwindling and their procrastination proliferating. If you're one of these writers, the time to prepare for the Summer Slump is now, not... 816@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-05-16T12:22:32-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000815.php Recently, I launched an online magazine for writers entitled The TopNotch Writer. The mission of this publication, which is growing in subscribers, is to encourage and empower Christian writers in... 815@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-05-14T12:01:38-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000813.php All of us suffer from some form of psychological and emotional damage. Please watch this movie and know that who you are, not only as a person but also as... 813@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-05-09T02:29:55-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000812.php Recently, our Lord has been teaching me more and more about living in the now. As I prepared to write today's blog entry, I heard the words "Writing in the... 812@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-05-09T01:42:24-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000811.php Yesterday my younger daughter Gina completed the Philadelphia 10-Mile Broad Street Run. About 20,000 people participated in the race that started on North Broad Street and ended at the Philadelphia... 811@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-05-05T08:33:19-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000810.php Most of us have read of Type A and Type B personalities. There is a third personality type I like to call Type AB. This personality is a combination of... 810@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-05-02T10:16:01-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000809.php A special friend of mine delights the young and the young-at-heart with her wonderful gift of storytelling. Her name is Katherine Ross. Kathy and her husband Ed own Pageant Wagon... 809@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-04-28T14:10:22-05:00 http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/archives/general/000808.php This past weekend, my husband, daughter, and I went to see Ben Stein's movie/documentary entitled EXPELLED! In my opinion, this is a 'must see" movie, particularly for Christians. The story... 808@http://www.maryanndiorio.com/blog/ general 2008-04-25T03:28:21-05:00