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Prodigal Love
The suddenly there dawns upon us the vast, entire endowment of God’s free love and forgiveness…It is this which bowls us over…frees us…transforms us. Paul Tournier Saved by Grace. Christians throw that phrase around to express their faith, but do they really know what Grace is? I’ve come to a deeper appreciation and revelation about…
Strange Dreams
Hubby and I have been watching the 3rd season of 24 on DVD. We usually watch 4-6 shows in a row, staying up way too late. If anyone has ever seen 24, you know how suspenseful they can be. A writing friend suggested I watch it to learn how to write suspense, and she was…
Simple Science and Snow Ice Cream
Snow ice cream–one of the most fun of winter treats to make and enjoy as a family. My mom used to make it for us, sending me out to collect a big bowl of fresh white snow. And it couldn’t be the first snow of the year…subsequent snows were cleaner. It helped that we lived…
Mid-Week Motivation
Starting Your Day Out Right! Scripture, Short Devotion “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” ~ Psalm 27:14 Have you been guilty (like I have) of pushing to get your way? Making things happen? Forcing that square peg into a round hole? As I wait to join my…
It Works for Me
As I wait for the impending release of Ruby Among Us (Jan 2008), I work furiously on my second novel. One thing I have learned about the second one is that I am pretty much writing it using the same process I used for the first one. At first, I tried to be very organized.…
In Due Time
I received this devotional in my inbox from the daily Tozer devotionals from Literature Ministries International. It came at just the right time for me. Maybe it’s also a good time for you! Trials and Pain: Not Yet “Due Time” But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall…
Bringing Up Boys
My mom is in town so I don’t have time for a thoughtful post on this Sunday. But check out this link, especially if you have boys! http://chrysaliscom.blogspot.com/2007/01/family-life-bringing-up-boys.html
Risk In the Real World
And when He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon Peter answered, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but at Your bidding I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed…
Our Second TALK
A couple months back we had The Talk with son number two. I’d been preping Joey for months about this talk, planting seeds of information and preparing him so he would know it’s something not to be shared among his friends. We checked the book Before I was Born Book Two out of the library…
Reclaiming Nick by Susan May Warren
Susan May Warren is the award-winning author of seventeen novels and novellas with Tyndale, Steeple Hill and Barbour Publishing. Her first book, Happily Ever After won the American Fiction Christian Writers Book of the Year in 2003, and was a 2003 Christy Award finalist. In Sheep’s Clothing, a thriller set in Russia , was a…