I've spent much of my life comparing myself to other people. Outgoing people. Popular people. People that others want to be around. Because the truth is, I'm not that person. As you can probably guess, imitating others …
A Frenzy and A Funk
Hello my dear blog friends! I want to apologize for my absence lately. To be honest, I've spent the past month in a frenzy and a funk. Yes, those two things might seem incongruous, but both are completely accurate …
A Man With God’s Heart for Children In Need
I met David Emmert because I knew I wanted to write a novel based in my husband's hometown. Well, "met" is a bit of a stretch, but after reading about Mr. Emmert and his life's work, I felt as if I knew him. I imagine …
Love One Another
2 John is a tiny book of the Bible--1 chapter, 13 verses--that we often overlook. But as I wrote it out this week, one verse in particular struck me. Now I ask you, lady, not as though I were writing to you a new …
Restored (The Grindstone Song) by Cheri Keaggy
I heard Cheri Keaggy sing this song at a conference a few years ago. I immediately bought it. Every time I listen to it, it encourages me. For who of us hasn't been in this place--"living against the grindstone, where nothing …
When God Won’t Let You Give Up
We tried several time to give up on our 1999 Honda Accord. It wasn't that we didn't like the car. We did! We'd driven it off the lot, brand-spanking new. The first time hubby got the new car instead of me. He drove it for 8 …
On Websites and Waistlines
I'm back into my website! Whew! Thank you for being patient! I never imagined being locked out of my blog would inspire such a panic! So what have you been up to while I've been out of touch? It seems like I've been running, …
Body and Mind
I've been copying out the book of Romans for the past couple of months. When I reached the beginning of chapter 12, I made a connection I hadn't made before, one I continue to mull over even now, days later. Here's what I …
Jeroboam, the Author Life, and Galatians 3:3
I confess, I've been a bit down lately in regards to my author life. I feel so invisible online. I feel like my books are invisible on the shelves. I've tried harder to make my presence known and yet every time I do the …
In a Season of No
I've never really had a problem saying No. If asked to do something I didn't want to do, I found a way to decline, albeit not without an occasional twinge of guilt. But my current season of No isn't like that. In the …