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Jumpstart Blog Tour
With the holiday season fast approaching, we are starting to look for the perfect gifts for our kids, and since JumpStart World was heralded as “an educational theme park” by the New York Times and “a masterpiece of children’s technology” by USA Today, we felt compelled to check it out. Knowing that our kids often…
Worship
I just finished reading Joyce Meyerâs book The Battle Belongs to the Lord. It was a great little book and a quick read about over coming lifeâs struggles through worship. What I took away from it is I need to worship God not because of what He does for me, but for who He is!…
Canteen Dreams by Cara Putman
I remember when Cara joined my critique group a couple of years ago. She was pretty green, yet she had a fire (sparked by Colleen Coble) that made her glow. Despite all the red I returned with her pages she plodded on, learned and grew as a writer. She went to her first conference not…
What is “Christian” Fiction?
Here’s a question that’s been running through my mind the past several weeks: What exactly is Christian fiction? At first glance, it may seem like an easy question, but look again. How do we define what is “Christian” and what is secular? The question surfaced in my mind in response to a novel I read…
My First Book-Signing: Photos
Saturday was my very first book-signing. Yeah! I was so tickled as so many friends made the effort to come by. Here I am signing a book for my friend Heather Corbin. She was one of the gals in a Bible study two years ago that I dared to risk this dream, too. That group…
Communicating With Your Children
Mary E. DeMuth is hosting a contest all of us moms would be grateful to win. Here’s Mary with the details! Want to connect with your kids every single day, but don’t know how? Why not start a conversational revolution tonight? Straight to your inbox, ready to print and cut out, you’ll receive 150 life-delving…
Showing Up
Sometime ago a friend called me. She was freaking out because a friend of hers was having a really rough time. He was at church cleaning, and he’d called her needing to talk. Apparently he was in very bad shape emotionally. She called. “What do I say to him? I’m afraid I’m going to say…
Who is Jesus?
Reposted from December 2006 If you spend any amount of time browsing or reading this blog you know this question is not referring to my fundamental belief that Jesus is the Son of God. So who is Jesus, to you? Is He still a tiny baby in a manger who you think about once or…
Saturday Morning Review: The Lost Sheep by Brandt Dodson
I literally just got done reading this book and had to tell you about it. Those of you who know me, know I don’t usually read PI stories. I may love the Thin Man movies, but PI tales have never been my thing. Brandt Dodson has changed that. The fourth installment in Brandt Dodson’s Colton…
The Minor Protection Act by Jodi Cowels
It is December 1st, time for the FIRST Day Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button!) The FIRST day of every month we will feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! This month’s feature author is: JODI COWLES and her book: The Minor Protection Act Musterion (December 1, 2005) ABOUT THE AUTHOR:…