We recently experienced our first winter storm here in the mountains (if you didn’t know, I live in the Appalachian range near Boone, NC). This time, we had ice, not snow. Snow, you can plow. You can even drive over or through it—with the right vehicle. But ice? I hate ice. It breaks trees. And power lines. We were without power …
Is God Enough? by Tracie Heskett
I rearranged the box on the bench seat of the moving truck to better hear and see my son as he drove. “I haven’t had a chance to ask how you’re doing with your brother’s move.” “I never knew I could feel so many different emotions at the same time.” He shook his head. “I’m happy for him, excited, sad, …
Dare to Stand Out by Rebecca Van Daniker
“Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine he drank.” – Daniel 1:8 If you grew up in the church like me, then you’ve probably heard or read about Daniel many times. He was the man God spared from the lion’s den. However, the more that …
Four Amigos in Babylon
I was pondering what to tell y’all in today’s news, and I realized this post would coincide with our FABULOUS FALL GIVEAWAY in which my writing buddies Tessa Afshar, Connilyn Cossette, and Jill Eileen Smith are teaming up with me to each give away four books to four winners. This whole FOUR thing sort of got stuck in my brain, and I thought you might …
God of the Dark Places by Paula S. White
Does God Lead Us Into Dark Places? Throughout the Bible, God led his people into worlds different from their own, places they would never have chosen to go. Esther in Darkness “God separated the light from the darkness.” Genesis 1:4b (Amplified Version) In the book of Esther, a young woman was taken from her home and family, placed in a world …
August Novella News!
I’ve given hints and little tidbits about my next release, By the Waters of Babylon (BTWOB), but it’s finally time to share with my newsletter faithful a little more detail about this EXCITING story! The novella uses Psalm 137 as its foundation for the story, pulling supplemental plot from passages in 2 Kings 24-25, 2 Chronicles 36, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Proverbs. I …