I’m often asked how I get my book topic ideas. Why would I tackle the depressing book of Job in Love Amid the Ashes? Why would I try to put the disjointed lyrics of Solomon’s Song of Songs into story form through Love’s Sacred Song? And when Love In a Broken Vessel releases in March 2013, many of you will wonder …
Why I Need A Personal God
Coincident or Personal God? My dad was a preacher’s kid who believed in a personal God. He died on Monday night–Aug, 27, 2012–in the house he built when my parents were newlyweds—64 years ago. My dad loved that house, but he adored his family. He died in his living room. His wife, three children, and a tribe of grandchildren standing around …
Welcome Laura Frantz – Author Interview and Book Giveaway
Let me introduce my friend… Laura Frantz and I met briefly last year at a conference (American Christian Fiction Writers), and her sweet spirit immediately drew me in. She sort of “oozes” Jesus. Do you know people like that? Anyway… A few months later, four of us Revell authors, (Bonnie Leon, Ann Shorey, Laura Frantz, and myself) all living in …
Kindred Friendships
I recently spoke at a women’s conference at a church in Albuquerque. My dear friend Meg gave the women’s director my name because they have been close friends for over twenty years. Women’s friendships are some of the most wonderful and awful experiences in our lifetime! The two women in the picture with me fall into the wonderful category. They …
Do You Like Free Books?
Are you interested in FREE Christian Fiction? Check out TBCN’s Birthday Bash during the month of August!
Stop Your Whining–Ugh.
God comforts and shields His children when they are brokenhearted, but there comes a time when we must press on and stop whining! Check out my hard lesson learned from pouty to powerful.