Encouragement
Our Radical Sabbatical Part II
There are only twenty-four hours in a day. Why was it then that I felt like I was spending twenty-three of those hours behind my steering wheel? Last January, in an attempt to regain control of our busy and sometimes chaotic lives, my husband and I decided to give our four children (ages 6-16) an…
Christmas Break Goals
To edit the heck out of my WIP! I have a fool proof plan to get three hours of uninterrupted writing each day during break. Relax and read Put some photos in albums, scrapbook… (yes, I’m being vague about this because as I type I’m not wanting to stress about the stacks of photos, cds,…
Gift for an Aspiring Writer
First of all, if you are working on Christmas day, you really, really need to take some time off. But if for some reason you have found yourself passing through, I have a gift for you. Click Here: A gift for an aspiring writer Merry Christmas and may you have all the blessings of Jesus.…
A Resolution Worth Keeping
It’s not even Christmas and I’m thinking about New Year’s resolutions. While most people make resolutions to get more organized, lose weight or break a bad habit, my resolution this year is much more practical. As the author of several books on home management, most people have the impression that I must be highly organized…
My testimony
Sometimes you don’t always hear what the Lord is saying to you. It took several pushes to get me to where I am today, writing inspirational romances. For years I wrote in the secular market but hadn’t found what deeply satisfied me. In 2000 I was floundering, trying to find a direction in my writing.…
Close Your Eyes, Say a Prayer, and Kick It
I truly love how many life-changing lessons from God are brought home in the simplest of situations. Recently one such situation was related to me from my younger sister. Her son is playing soccer for the first time this year. Being a natural athlete, he took to this sport with his usual grace and ease.…
I’m Getting Back to the Heart of Writing
The worship song “I’m getting back to the heart of Worship” keeps playing through my mind, but with different words. “I’m getting back to the heart of writing and it’s all about You all about You Jesus. I’m sorry for the thing I’ve made it. “Cause it’s all about you. All about you, Jesus.” I…
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!…
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…
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…