If you follow my FaceBook author page, you heard this great news months ago, but I have yet to officially celebrate here on my blog. Here’s the scoop: Time to CELEBRATE!!! At the end of May, I received the news that I had made the finals for the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Genesis Contest … Read More
Friday Book Pick: HIDDEN IN DREAMS by Davis Bunn
What happens when unrelated people around the globe experience identical terrifying dreams of world-wide financial collapse? In the novel Hidden In Dreams, all eyes turn to psychologist and dream expert Elena Burroughs for answers. Are these simple nightmares or predictions of a grim future? As the clock ticks toward impending doom, Elena forms an unlikely … Read More
Friday Book Pick: Wildflowers from Winter by Katie Ganshert
I’ve heard people argue that they dislike Christian fiction because it’s just happy people living happy lives. There are some novels out there that meet this description, but the vast majority of the books I’ve read deal with real people struggling to survive the problems that life throws at them. In Wildflowers from Winter, debut-novelist … Read More
Silk or mud? Let’s hear the real stories.
Many years ago, I remember wandering through the beautifully restored McCloughlin House which is connected with the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The volunteer tour guide pointed out the family’s belongings, sequestered behind velvet ropes. “Of course, only the Chief Factor’s family enjoyed this level of luxury,” the guide reminded us. “The officers and other … Read More
Songs for a Writer’s Heart
Do you have songs that break down your defenses and speak straight to your heart? I think we all do. Today, I heard David Crowder’s “Wholly Yours” on the radio. It tickles my imagination. I’ve never heard another song writer work in the word “antonym.” I mean, come on–who does that? And to play with … Read More
Listen in at my house…
Yesterday, my son ran up to me, an accusatory tone in his voice, “Mom, she LICKED the dog!” “Sweetie,” I glared at my daughter. “Don’t lick the dog.” (I added this to my list of things I never thought I’d have to say). She retorted, “HE licked the dog first!” *** My nine-year-old smiled at … Read More
Friday Book Pick: SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED… A CHEMO COCKTAIL by Joules Evans
Facebook has been a tough place to go, recently. It’s heart-wrenching to log in and read as another friend (or the parent of a young child) announces a cancer diagnosis. Some days it feels like too much. “God, why?” I ask. And then I tremble at the thought that the next cancer patient could be … Read More
From Fear to Friends
I arrived this afternoon at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference and even before I stepped out of the shuttle van, a tremor of excitement ran through me. The first year I attended this conference (2009) I was scared out of my little mind. I walked the grounds in awe (and terror) of the multi-published … Read More
Don’t Joke With the Postman
I clutched the packet to my chest as I pushed through the post office door. Mailing manuscripts to editors attending the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference always brings a sense of wild anticipation, not unlike the upward climb on a rickety roller coaster. The postal clerk looked at me with tired eyes as I handed him my … Read More
A Conversation with a Repentant Pup
Hmm. Where is the dog? Doesn’t she usually meet me at the door all wags and slobbers? Mystery? Where are you? Oh. So why are hiding behind the sofa with your head between your paws? Is that a hair clip? Or, should I say, WAS that a hairclip? Bad dog. Oh, well. It was just a cheapie … Read More