Toni Wilbarger
Rainy Day Revelations
It's spring in Ohio, so that means lots of rainy days. And since my mood tends to reflect the weather, a long stretch of rain can send me...
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Toni Wilbarger
Runner Up - 2020 Great Novel Contest
(Ohio Writers' Association)
Semi-finalist - 2017 Somerset Book Awards
- 2020 Writer of the Year
(Serious Writer, Inc.)
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Toni Wilbarger
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Bruise? What Bruise?
Clumsy. What a quirky little word to describe someone who can't seem to walk through a doorway without whacking herself on the arm;...
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Getting Away
Most of us in our work-a-day world know exactly what the word hectic means. Crazy days. Interruptions. Busy-ness. Phones ringing. Too...
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One Act of Kindness
It's not surprising to anyone these days that kindness is in short supply in our world. If you haven't been living under a rock these...
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Near and Far
I think we all go through phases in our Christian walk-- phases where we feel so close to God in the time we spend reading His word or in...
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Film at Eleven
Chaos in Afghanistan. Covid numbers spiking. Mask mandates. Vaccine mandates. Hurricane Ida. Division in our Congress. In our cities. In...
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Living and Active
Finding an idea to blog about can be difficult at times. As a Christian writer, what can I come up with that hasn't been done before?...
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Finding Success When You're Invisible
"Hello? Is anyone out there?" "Can you hear me?" Sometimes I feel like calling out to the air or across social media platforms: Am I...
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Toxic People - There's Another Way
"Don't feel guilty about removing toxic people from your life." "Letting go of toxic people is an act of self-care." These Facebook...
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Feeling Disconnected?
For those who don't know me, I'm the secretary of my church. Basically, about 400 people rely on me to receive important information...
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Releasing the Stone
The world is a cruel place. People are taking to social media to let their followers know of another person's faults or to ridicule how...
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The Gift and Promise of Color
Color. Do we really stop to see the beauty God has provided for us, or are we too involved in our busyness to notice? I looked outside...
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Telling Our Stories
Five of us sat at the restaurant lunch table that day-- my parents, my sister, her boyfriend, and me. As we waited for our food, the...
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Is There Something to This Nothing?
Okay, confession time. I told my husband this morning I was having trouble coming up with something to write about in this week's blog....
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Is Your Funny Bone Broken?
My dad (see last week's post) is one of the funniest guys I know. I love to sit around and laugh with him. My husband also has a great...
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Best Dad Ever
You know those mugs that say Best Dad Ever? I'm sure every kid who bought one believed it, but no one as much as me. I was 19 before I...
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Deadly Weapons - Right in Our Mouths
In the Bible, the book of James is only five chapters long. But the wisdom and insight in this book is off the charts. Every time I read...
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Play Ball!
My great-niece Harper is five years old and playing T-ball this summer. For those who might not know, T-ball is like baseball or...
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The Legacy of Letters
I came home last week to find my husband, Dave, composing a handwritten note to a friend of his, encouraging him during his struggles...
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Better Than Sunshine
My husband is a night owl. Sometimes I call him a bat because he likes to sit in the evening with only one light on. He gets his second...
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