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Join Me at PENCON 2025 and the Nonfiction Writers Conference!
I’m presenting two workshops at PENCON 2025, May 7–9: Self-care for Editors: Nurturing Your Spirit and Spiritual Journaling for Editors....

sthrnr
Apr 212 min read


Avoiding Rejection: Steps for Comparing Journal Article Submission Guidelines
It still excites me every time I am notified that one of my articles has been accepted by an academic journal for publication. It also...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Aug 21, 20244 min read


Of Titles and Tomatoes
I have a Title; Now What? It is always exciting to find a subject that you really want to write about. It may be an experience,...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Aug 7, 20242 min read


Predatory Publishing and Vanity Presses, oh, my!
As my focus moves from teaching spiritual care to mentoring new writers and seasoned writers who want to move from articles to books, I...

sthrnr
Jul 11, 20243 min read


Suggestions for a New Year Filled with Personal and Professional Success.
These 7 suggestions will help you to create a New Year filled with personal and professional success in 2024.

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Jan 2, 20243 min read


Never Alone!
I am overwhelmed by the darkness of my despair. I feel abandoned, in pain, grieving, afraid, angry, confused, helpless, hopeless…I am...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Nov 16, 20232 min read


Bubbles!
I love bubbles! These beautiful, soft, perfect little worlds of rainbow that make me smile regardless of the situation. When I blow...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Oct 10, 20233 min read


Don't wait to shine!
Are you a shining light in the darkness or has the darkness surrounded you? What causes you to put off doing what you should do? Are you...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Aug 16, 20232 min read


And the Mask Goes On
🎶 And the “Mask” goes on, the mask goes on” 🎶 If you have ever heard the song “The Beat Goes On” by Sonny and Cher, it is very...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Aug 25, 20203 min read


Courage for the Day: Nurse's Week 2020
It is not easy being a nurse. It takes a special sort of person with compassion, intelligence, a broad skillset, and courage. Nurses care...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
May 11, 20201 min read
Grief, Loss, and Hope
Today is Easter Sunday. For Christians, the Easter story is full of loss and grief. A time of despair and isolation. Uncertainty and loss...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Apr 12, 20202 min read
Just Breathe
Funny how breathing is so automatic that it is taken for granted until suddenly it takes effort. My recent experience with pneumonia has...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Mar 12, 20193 min read


Wandering Down a Crooked Road
“Wandering Down a Crooked Road” is the perfect title for my blog. I don’t ever seem to find a straight, well-marked path on my journey...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Feb 3, 20191 min read
A day of Rest
I teach self-care so I know the worth of Sabbath rest and taking time for self-care...unfortunately, I also tend to work long hours and...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Mar 12, 20171 min read
Planes, Trains, Taxis, AND cars
We made it home from England about 6 p.m. and restarted the adventure at 4 a.m. the next morning. Katie got to stay at home while Katora...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Mar 11, 20171 min read
On the Road Again
We left the parish nurse conference and Coventry in a cab this time. Katora Campbell and I were not as skilled with wrestling luggage...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Mar 10, 20172 min read


Westberg on the Road U.K.
50+ parish nurses and clergy began the morning with words of welcome and a worship service lead by the local Bishop. I presented the...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Mar 9, 20172 min read


Coventry: Good Food and Fellowship
Coventry is a pleasant place where almost everything is within walking distance of the hotel. Katie and I found a pub where the locals...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Mar 8, 20171 min read


Katie Finds Her Dream World
Once again, we started the day catching a train in Coventry to Milton Keynes. Helen and Robert Wordsworth met us at the station and drove...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Mar 6, 20171 min read


God is Everywhere
Katie and I were guests of parish nurse Lesley Austin of Queens Road Baptist Church, Coventry. Lesley picked us up in her car and of...

Dr. Sharon T. Hinton
Mar 5, 20171 min read
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