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Top ten things you won’t hear at commencement

May 28, 2023May 29, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments advice, comedy, commencement, graduation, humor

Ever since Pebbles and Bam Bam graduated from Bedrock High, commencement speakers have been telling the crowd of cap and

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Freshly squeezed: Good Out of Bad

January 13, 2023January 20, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments

Happy sixteenth birthday, Squeezing Good Out of Bad! Yikes! It’s hard to believe that Squeezing Good Out of Bad is

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Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac

January 12, 2023February 1, 2023 jameswatkins 3 Comments anxiety, biblical, bipolar, depression, devotional, devotions, Faith A. Watkins, Faith Watkins, hope, hopeful helpful, humor, humorous, inspiration, James Watkins, mental health, prozac, Prozac store, PTSD

My latest book, Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac, is co-authored by my favorite daughter, Faith A. Watkins. It

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Book promises passion, purpose and pizazz

October 31, 2022January 5, 2023 jameswatkins 7 Comments ageing, aging, becoming old, body, comedy, humor, If You're Not Dead, image, James N. Watkins, Johnny Hawkins, older, process, signs, You're Not Done

Hi, I’m Jim. Welcome to Agers Anonymous. This is my brand-new support group, based on my brand-new book, If You’re

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Intimacy with Christ: beyond information and involvement

October 30, 2022January 5, 2023 jameswatkins 2 Comments beyond, Bible, Christ, devotional, growth, information, Intimacy with Christ, involvement, maturity, sequel to The Imitation of Christ, signs, spiritual, The Imitation of Christ

Most churches are great at sharing information about Christ and many are good at providing opportunities for involvement for Christ.

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Local paper features ‘Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac’

February 3, 2022February 1, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments anxiety, depression, devotional, Faith A. Watkins, help, hope, humor, prozac

‘Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac’ Father-daughter duo’s new devotional book, focused on mental illness, the Bible and how

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My personal experience with mental illness

January 15, 2022January 15, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments anxiety, bipolar, depression, help, hope, humor, mental health, review

Thanks to WriterKat for her honest post at Medium.com: Mental health issues seem to come with a gift in the

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Top ten wishes for my 50th birthday

October 6, 2021February 11, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments aging, If You're Not Dead You're Not Done, successful aging

February 2002 Twenty-five years later, a revised version appears in If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done! Even in old

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James Watkins: Coach

September 14, 2021November 7, 2022 jameswatkins 3 Comments book doctor, developmental editing, editing, free writing resources, ghost writing, manuscript review, research

Does your writing need some CPR? I love teaching and coaching writers. It’s been a joy to work with hundreds

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James Watkins: Hoper

September 13, 2021November 7, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments

If you need some hope and humor, you’ve come to the right place! Here are over 100 posts full of

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3 ways to recover from ‘Corona hangover’

September 12, 2021January 3, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments aftermath, anxiety, consequences, corona virus, COVID, depression, hangover, side effects, stress

Quick COVID resources • For kids: Calming COVID concerns (Text and video) • Top ten ways God may be working

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3 ways to ‘find’ God’s will

June 20, 2021January 3, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments Finding God's will, God's will

Adapted from Should a Christian Wear Purple Sweat Socks? Are you wondering what God has in store for your life?

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How to turn bad into good

June 20, 2021December 27, 2021 jameswatkins 7 Comments turn junk into treasure

Have you seen all those ads for Le Vian’s “unique chocolate diamonds”? The only problem is that brown diamonds are

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Posting with love, truth and grace

March 7, 2021October 15, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments grace, love, truth, writing with

I think we can all agree that social media has put the coarse in discourse! The politically-correct media “cancels” opposing

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Dealing with ‘flaming’ emails and comments

January 25, 2021January 23, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments dealing with, flaming emails, Internet trolls, negativity, writing

A writer friend asked me how I deal with “flaming” emails and comments. (Apparently she assumed not everyone loves my

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