On a recent road trip, I had the pleasure of visiting with my college roommate. She picked me up at the Denver airport and shuttled me to my daughter’s house in Colorado Springs. We were talking so furiously, we overshot the correct freeway exit by twenty miles. A typical oops for this particular friend and me. We were chatting about …
Last month, I wrote about the heartache I sometimes feel when God doesn’t give me what I want. You see, I’ve had this problem since I was small: I just don’t like taking no for an answer. There have been times in my adult life when a no from God reduced me to a sulking, bitter child again. Though I’m …
Have you been to the movies lately? Think of the biggest box-office hits in the past four years, and you may conjure names like Harry, Bella, and Katniss. Here’s a list of big-screen money-makers from the entertainment website, IMDb: 2014 The Amazing Spider Man 2 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Divergent 2013 Iron Man 3 Despicable Me 2 Hunger Games: Catching …
Philippians is one of my favorite books in the Bible. It is a compact letter so full of deep wisdom and practical direction. One of my favorite verses in this little gem is the last part of the 13 – 14th verses of chapter 3: “… Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the …
Today is Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the men and women who died while serving in the country’s armed forces.[1] Whatever you do today, take time to remember the fallen and those that were left behind. Of all the branches and jobs in the military, the ones that fascinate me most are the paratroopers. I …
A few weeks ago, I received a contact form off my website–the best one ever! It said: Did you used to sell Mary Kay Cosmetics? I had some Mary Kay products for a long time that had gold labels on them with the name Mesu Andrews on them. I came to your house one time with my daughter-in-law…to pick up some …
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A Noble First Love is a captivating prequel novella in the King David’s Brides series, offering a tender, heart-wrenching glimpse into the early life of Maakah, Princess of Geshur. Before she ever meets David—the future king of Israel—Maakah is bound by duty, trained for diplomacy, and caught in the web of her father Talmai’s political ambitions. When she is promised to a charming Aramean prince from a rival kingdom, Maakah dares to dream that love and loyalty can coexist in a world ruled by power. But as alliances shift and betrayal lurks beneath royal vows, Maakah must choose between her heart and her homeland.
