I am finishing my preparations for the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference and–like every year–I am getting fluttery with excitement. I’m polishing up two projects this time (you can read about them under my “books” tab) and I feel like I’m scrambling around helping two young ladies dress for the ball. The only problem with … Read More
Mine is the Night is a enchanting interpretation of the biblical story of Ruth set in Jacobite Scotland. Author Liz Curtis Higgs, perhaps best known for her series, Bad Girls of the Bible, has penned a beautiful historical novel that is impossible to put down. The newly widowed Elisabeth Kerr and her aging mother-in law … Read More
Courtesy of e-vint.com I’m working on a new writing project (you can learn about it under my new “books” tab, above) that is set during 1926–the height of America’s “Noble Experiment,” better known as prohibition. Most of you know that for the past few years I’ve been buried up to my elbows with writing a … Read More
Publishers keep surprising me by offering great Christian fiction e-book novels for FREE on Amazon and other on-line booksellers. One of my absolute favorite books is available right now: Leota’s Garden, by Francine Rivers. If you have ever read Francine Rivers before, you know that she is one of the best Christian fiction writers in the business. … Read More
Many years ago, someone gave me a piece of very good advice: “The trick to success in the working-world is not to make yourself look good–it is to make your boss look great.” When you make the boss look great you become an invaluable asset to him/her. I’m not talking about flattering the boss and … Read More
I live in a very green part of the world here in the Pacific Northwest, and though I find myself complaining about the rain, I admit that I love the “green-ness” that it brings. One of my all-time favorite musicians, Rich Mullins, put it best. “I’m amazed when I remember who it was that built … Read More
After all of the research I did on the 1906 San Francisco quake for my novel Shaken, I am always fascinated when I hear about other earthquakes around the globe. The footage from Friday’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan has been absolutely heart-rending to watch. Here’s how this new quake stands up against the 1906 San Francisco … Read More
Our culture loves romantic books and movies that end with that “happily ever after” moment. However, most (if not all) married couples soon realize that while romance creates moments of happiness, it doesn’t guarantee the “ever after” part. Kerry and Chris Shook, founders of Woodlands Church in Texas, are the authors of Love at Last Sight: 30 … Read More
In honor of Dr. Suess’ 107th birthday, I tried to figure out which of his children’s books is my all-time favorite, but it was a harder choice than I had first imagined. I love the Sneetches, the Grinch, The Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks, the 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins… and so on. … Read More
Sometimes life throws us off-balance. Everything can be going along fine and then–in the blink of and eye–we are sent spinning off into chaos at a dizzying pace. My 8-year-old daughter knows a thing or two about spinning and balance because she is ballet-obsessed. She already takes three hours of dance instruction each week, but it … Read More