Page 1 of Teresa Ortiz's writing

1. A Tribute to Michelle Mackin: My Friend Michelle I received an email this morning for an unrelated issue; however, the last line in this forwarded email caught my eye - "did you know Mark's wife died last night..." I made my way over to WryteStuff.com, only to see the words for my self: "My wife... (posted by Teresa 154 days 8 hours ago.)

2. Taking a Break to Catch My Breath Two weeks ago, we had a freak windstorm here in good O' sunny Southern California. I was forced to zigzag my way to work through side streets, and the famous Colorado Blvd, home of the Rose Parade. It was then I was reminded of just how quickly... (posted by Teresa 155 days 21 hours ago.)

3. Where Fiction Meets Reality: A Review of The Golden Thread by Catherine J. Craig Author Catherine J. Craig brilliantly weaves fiction into the truths revealed in the Holy Bible. She leads her readers on a journey through history and brings to life the characters many students of the Bible take for granted without giving a... (posted by Teresa 199 days 21 hours ago.)

4. From SearchWarp to Wryte Stuff: It's All Good So many thoughts, so little space Of one thing I'm sure - this is the place. It's true I know, a poet I am not Though many other lessons this site did wrought. Whew! Trying to summarize my feelings as so many amazing poets do is tougher... (posted by Teresa 232 days ago.)

5. If I could Live Anywhere in the World, I would Live in Oregon This is a no-brainer. Pure and Simple - I would live in Oregon. Many of you came along for the difficult journey between Oregon and California. For those of you who missed out, I will bring you up to speed. Three years ago, my husband had to... (posted by Teresa 257 days 22 hours ago.)

6. That Same Old Feeling It happened yesterday, the instant sinking feeling followed by a rush of adrenaline. It has been a long time since this feeling arose from the pit of my stomach, and frankly, it would have been just fine if I had never felt it again. But there... (posted by Teresa 265 days 5 hours ago.)

7. It's So Hot, My Heels and My Heart Sank I had been thinking about last week's writing assignment, "Going Back to School" when I read this week's challenge. Funny how the two are related. ~~~~~ "It's so hot, I could melt" , I thought to myself, while sitting in the middle of the... (posted by Teresa 273 days 5 hours ago.)

8. Christian - Get off Your High Horse (This Includes Me.) I will never forget a conversation I overheard while in a department store when I was a new Christian. I won’t bore you with the details, but suffice it to say that it made me angry. For one, their arrogance in the matter was enough to make... (posted by Teresa 305 days 23 hours ago.)

9. A Review of The Amazing Word of God By Penny Zee: The Word in Poetry The Amazing Word of God is a Divinely inspired work of poetry, which brings a new dimension of beauty and insight to the Bible. In the beginning God created the heavens And then He created the world And as His Spirit hovered over the... (posted by Teresa 324 days 19 hours ago.)

10. My Best Summer Vacation - A Real Life Episode of George Lopez It's difficult to pick my best summer vacation. There is the time we practically lived at Disneyland - thanks to my brother's summer news paper route. For every new client he signed, he was given two free tickets to Disneyland - way to go Ralphie!... (posted by Teresa 324 days 21 hours ago.)

11. Against All Odds Part Three: Breaking the Cycle The tears were there before I realized it. With the truck loaded, he drove away - part of me wanted to run after him, the other part knew this day would come; the boy in my life would become a man. ~~~~~ I knew we were in trouble as parents... (posted by Teresa 328 days 7 hours ago.)

12. SearchWarp: Feared the Worst-Turned Out the Best Periodically, I scan my article statistics. Two weeks ago, they hit over 300,000 reads and over 99,000 search engine referrals. I don't say this to boast - heaven knows there are many writers of this community that far exceed this number. What... (posted by Teresa 336 days 5 hours ago.)

13. Against All Odds Part Two- My Son's Story: From Struggling Through School to Victory in Tech School My son was diagnosed with a mild case of dyslexia in the 5th grade. This was quite frustrating for him because it was so mild that it was often overlooked by some of his teachers as being lazy or sloppy - and sometimes by my husband and me. We... (posted by Teresa 359 days 20 hours ago.)

14. Against All Odds: Graduating with a "D" for I Did It! My son's upcoming graduation from MMI has me thinking about many things. So many, that at least three articles will follow. These thoughts ultimately point toward my son and how proud we are of him, but they begin with me. I graduated high school... (posted by Teresa 364 days 1 hour ago.)

15. A Few Minutes with God:A Devotional on Philippians 4:8 Meditate on Good Things "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything... (posted by Teresa 1 year 7 days ago.)

16. 50% off Easter With a 100% Return Updating my Facebook status and posting pictures of the same was forbidden by my children. Like all children, they disobeyed one-half of the "rule of Rules" of our home; Do not grow up and move away. As a result, Art and I found ourselves alone... (posted by Teresa 1 year 11 days ago.)

17. What If (A Poem) What if the blessing were the trial Would you refuse; be in denial? What if the trial promised blessing Would you relent and learn the lesson? What if the lesson posed a threatening question? Would you ask the Father for a suggestion?... (posted by Teresa 1 year 18 days ago.)

18. A Few Minutes with God: A Devotional on Proverbs 15:1-2 Words Have Power "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness" Proverbs 15:1-2 " I'm always amazed at the truth in this statement. There was a... (posted by Teresa 1 year 18 days ago.)

19. What is God's Perspective on Christians Celebrating Osama Bin-Laden's Death? I was having a conversation with a new Christian this afternoon and she shared some thoughts on this issue. She said it broke her heart when she saw the cheers and flags in front on the White House. She, just like myself and I'm sure scores of... (posted by Teresa 1 year 25 days ago.)

20. A Few Minutes with God: A Devotional on Psalm 90:17b The Beauty of The Lord be Upon Us "..And let the beauty of the LORD our GOD be upon us, and establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands." Psalm 90:17 Funny that I am reminded of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's, Veruca Salt after reading this... (posted by Teresa 1 year 27 days ago.)

21. Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Tales From the Grave He was out there, I could smell him. Each night I'd walk slowly and skillfully across the wire - it was a gamble, I know, but to see those eyes bugged out and bodies tense - it was O' so worth it. It had a sidekick; though I'm not sure which of... (posted by Teresa 1 year 28 days ago.)

22. Child Care, Church Bells, and Rain My baby would be home any day and we hadn't found a trust-worthy child care provider. The pressure was building and panic was setting in quickly. "Honey, why are so many people turning us down before they even meet us?", my husband said. "I don't... (posted by Teresa 1 year 38 days ago.)

23. A Few Minutes with God: A Devotional on Philippians 4:8 Thinking About Good Things Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy- meditate on these things. What... (posted by Teresa 1 year 41 days ago.)

24. Hey You Useless Thing There was a time it didn't take much to get me angry; a lifetime ago it seems. So I was thrown a bit off guard today when I wanted to reach through the phone and hit this person with all of my being. This call lasted at least a half an hour if not... (posted by Teresa 1 year 44 days ago.)

25. A Few Minutes with God: A Devotional on Zephaniah 3:17 Love, Gladness, and Singing Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. He will rejoice over you with singing… wow! How... (posted by Teresa 1 year 48 days ago.)