{"id":16987,"date":"2025-07-29T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T00:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=16987"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:13:40","slug":"scwc-recap4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/scwc-recap4\/","title":{"rendered":"SCWC Recap #4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16991\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/caris-snider-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/caris-snider.2.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"caris snider.2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/caris-snider.2.jpg?fit=533%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/caris-snider.2.jpg?resize=1080%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/caris-snider.2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/caris-snider.2-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/caris-snider.2-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-16991\" title=\"caris snider.2\" alt=\"2025 Snow day.\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<h3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\"Sharing truth as truth...sharing what God's Word says.\"<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> Caris Snider, SCWC\u00a0 Workshop Presenter<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" id=\"h_54910707211753833229342\"><strong>Monday Writers' Meetup<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Each Monday, or if needed, on Tuesday, I meet up by phone with friends who attended the 2025 Southern Christian Writers' Conference. We spend our time digging deeper into the conference workshops. Yesterday, and today, our topic was How to Write Devotional Books presented by Caris Snider. I gained so much from her presentation, both live and virtual and then, again with my Monday and Tuesday friends as we discussed our takeaways from the workshop.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Caris <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a><\/span>is the author of several books. One of my favorite is Anxiety Elephants. A 31-Day Devotional To Help Stomp Out Your Anxiety. Check it out on <a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/ea9xptC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Amazon\">Amazon<\/a>. Quoting from this book:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cI have learned over the years that when I stop grabbing my phone to see what everyone is saying about my social media posts, or to see what everyone else is doing, and instead, grab my Bible to see what God is saying, I am more equipped to fight any anxiety trying to come my way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Have I told y'all how much I love reading, writing, and learning? You thought I was going to say Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, didn't you? That's from way back there somewhere in my memories!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carissnider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Caris Snider website\">Caris Snider's Website<\/a> and learn more about her books. She is an amazing author and speaker.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\">Next Week's Recap<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Coming next week on Monday Writers' Meetup will be the SCWC workshop presented by Shirley Crowder and Harriet Michael: Collaborative Creations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Learn More about SCWC<\/h2>\n<p>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/81752677629\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Southern Christian Writers Conference\">Southern Christian Writers Conference<\/a> on Facebook to learn more about writing opportunities, be informed about upcoming authors and publication of their books, and be inspired by blog posts of their members.<\/p>\n<p>Watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WYggSlDMUc8?si=ZVQjacrue9tVzvx7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Southern Christian Writers Conference Youtube\">YouTube<\/a> video presentation by Cheryl Wray of the Southern Christian Writers Conference as she shares valuable information for writers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCWC Monday Writers&#8217; Recap: How to Write Devotional Books by Caris Snider. 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