Keiki Hendrix

Wordless Wednesday: Looking Forward to Spring

Keiki Hendrix — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:28:09 +0000

Hummingbirds arrive at our house around late April or early May. We've counted at least twenty or more at one time gathered around our three feeders. Each year the number has increased. The first year we had two, the next we had twelve and last year we counted 20+. But, who can get an accurate count? They are so very fast. Looking forward to their return.

Have You Met My Friend Renee Ann Smith?

Keiki Hendrix — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:11:01 +0000

Love books? Love writing? Love reading? Well then, you should meet my friend Renee Ann Smith. She’s a high school teacher by day and inspirational fiction writer by night. Her blog is filled with inspiration like Book Reviews, Blogging Helps, Quotes, Kindle Freebies and a passel of great resources to Be Inspired. Renee shares all [...]

Happy Birthday, My Son

Keiki Hendrix — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:34:36 +0000

Hard to believe that my son turns 32 today. Harder still to believe that he will be getting married in just a few weeks.

Be Careful Not to Miss This

Keiki Hendrix — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:00:45 +0000

It’s been a very busy week. Sometimes, when there is so much going on, we can get lost in the enormity of life’s distractions. We get lost in the busyness of life and begin to feel insignificant and unimportant. “You are not being careful. And you are missing it.” ~Moira Banning, from Hook the movie [...]

Why You Should Be Blogging

Keiki Hendrix — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:00:29 +0000

Designing websites and blogs for Christian authors and writers is becoming a passion for me. I meet so many genuine people this way. They are passionate people. God has blessed them with some incredible stories and lessons and they are bursting to share them. I get such a thrill when an author or writer sees [...]

Markets, Submission Guidelines and Contest Deadlines for February 2012

Keiki Hendrix — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:09:58 +0000

I might be a bit late in getting this monthly update out. My apologies. It’s been a very busy month. Since I am already compiling this list for an online writers group, I’ll be adding the monthly conference information here as well. Below is this month’s list of open submissions with deadline dates and links [...]

What NOT to Bring to a Writer’s Conference

Keiki Hendrix — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:08:37 +0000

Attending a Christian writers conference is both challenging and exhilarating. Conference season is right around the corner and Christian writers everywhere will be working on elevator pitches, editing their proposals and reviewing schedules and workshops. Instead of presenting you a list of what to bring to a conference, I’d like to offer my advice on [...]

Wordless Wednesday: My Fantastic Four

Keiki Hendrix — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:10:01 +0000

What beautiful group of kids. I am blessed to have them. Top photo is of Jason and Carli. Their wedding is only a few months away! The second photo is Justin and Monica. How blessed am I? All four are healthy and doing well. What else could a mother want?

The Story of St. Valentine, X’s and O’s

Keiki Hendrix — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:06:22 +0000

For this Valentine’s Day, I’d like to share with you an excerpt from Bill Federer’s American Minute. William J. Federer is a nationally known speaker and president of Amerisearch, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to researching America’s noble heritage. If you are familiar with Bill Federer, learn more about him visiting his website, American Minute, or [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Christ Eyes by Mike Lewis

Keiki Hendrix — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:37:48 +0000

Mike Lewis has been painting at Christian events since mid 1998. He paints large portraits of Christ in under twenty minutes. It began when his close friend, Christian songwriter Seth Haines, told him that he had written a song called "Intimate Portrait" and wanted Mike to paint a portrait of Christ on stage during the song. Although Mike was in art school, he had never really painted before. The request was actually rather unreasonable in terms of possibility. Seth wanted a portrait large enough for an entire audience to see and also a likeness to Christ painted in seven minutes. Mike did not have the available funds to do a practice painting so the first try was live on stage. After a short prayer with his friend Mark Herrera that whatever happened God would be glorified through the artwork he walked to the stage and began to paint. Mike says that immediately everything disappeared except the canvas. He has described it as his most peaceful personal time with Christ. He began to swirl colors from the entire spectrum into the face of Christ, then at the end of the painting when the face was recognizable he began to throw blood (red paint) right in Jesus' face.