My angel died. Not a real angel, of course, but a VERY important angel nonetheless. The angel pictured at left was given to my husband by a special friend during his last years in pastoral ministry. Izzy came into his office one December day, proudly toting a wrapped Christmas gift. She plopped it on his desk and waited with a bright smile …
Time For New BFFs!
sup? idk bout u but i lol @ text talk. some say wdymbt? others think meh. i think i’ll write the whole post like this. jk. lol. ♥ U 4evr. wait! u wanna b my new bff? New BFFs… If you understood any of the first paragraph, you’re probably familiar with net lingo, text talk, and/or instant message jargon. It’s …
Author Interview–Welcome, Carole Towriss!
What Did You Do For Christmas Fun? I read a GREAT BOOK! With my first draft on book #5 finished (Pharaoh’s Daughter–the one that drew Moses from the Nile), I had a couple days to read for pleasure. What is my favorite fiction genre? Biblical novels, of course! I have a few more tweaks to make on my manuscript before …
Where’s Rudolph In the Christmas Fog?
Okay, so the guy on the left isn’t really Rudolph–but please tell me you’ve seen the classic Christmas TV special, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (Rankin Bass, 1964). You know—the one where poor little red-nosed Rudolph gets left out of the reindeer games and runs away with Hermie the dentist-elf? Then, Rudolph returns to Christmas town just in time to lead …
Fiction and Friends in Dangerous Places
December is a dangerous time for that dollar bill in your pocket. You gotta love the little bells ringing at the doorway of every retailer and the bajillion pieces of mail stuffing your mailbox with last-minute pleas. It’s that end-of-the-year rush for non-profits to meet their budgets and private citizens to round out their tax benefits for charitable giving. All-in-all …
Hiding Like An Ostrich
Thanksgiving is over, so I won’t talk about turkeys. Let’s talk ostriches. (Go with me here. It will make sense eventually.) You know how an ostrich hides, right? It sticks its head in the sand and leaves its tail feathers (and the rest of itself) exposed to the whole world! Sort of defeats the purpose of hiding, right? I’m about …