Double Minds by Terri Blackstock Songwriter Parker James is on the brink of seeing her dreams come true. Her songs have helped her best friend become a hit Christian singer, but Parker has saved a handful of her best songs for her own debut as a singer. But then a young woman is killed while sitting in Parker’s desk at …
Winner Announced!
If you’ve visited VirginiaSmith.org lately you know that the blog tour of my latest book, Third Time’s a Charm, was held the first week of February. The tour was hosted by Kathy Carlton Willis Communications, and offered a tremendous grand prize: a complete Virginia Smith Library, along with a letter from me describing some behind-the-scenes information about each of my …
Go Ahead – Love One Another!
I heard someone say the other day that Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark holiday. In other words, it’s an artificial holiday invented to increase the profit level of companies that sell cards, candy, flowers, and jewelry. I saw an article recently that called it a “commercial free-for-all” for those companies. In a way, I see their point. Valentine’s Day isn’t …
The Thin Place of Forgiveness
My family was seated at the dinner table when the phone rang. I answered, and a drunken voice on the other end slurred my name. “Ginny?” I recognized it instantly, and all the horrible feelings I’d buried deep inside came rushing to the surface. The voice belonged to someone who had hurt me years before. My stomach churned. I stumbled …
Book Review – The Pastor’s Wife
The Pastor’s Wife By Jennifer AlLee When Maura Sullivan is named as a beneficiary in an elderly lady’s will, she must return to the small Ohio town she ran away from six years before. Not only that, but she must actually live with her estranged husband for six months before she can claim the beautiful old theater that just might …
Winners Announced
On January 31 I conducted the random drawing to select the winners of the Prize Bonanza Giveaway. In the final tally, we had 336 entries to the drawing, plus 81 referrals, for a total of 417 entries. That means the chance of winning one of the twelve prizes was 1 in 34.75. Congratulations to the following winners: 1/2 pound of …
Tips for Keeping In Touch
Since the release of my latest book, Third Time’s a Charm, I’ve had tons of people tell me about their relationship with their sisters. And I’ve had many people tell me, “My sister and I live so far apart it’s hard to stay in touch. How do you do it?” Here are some simple tips for maintaining a relationship regardless …
The Awesome Bond of Sisters
I wrote this article to coincide with the release of Third Time’s a Charm, book 3 in the Sister-to-Sister Series. It’s been posted in dozens of blogs around the Internet, which is exciting for me. I would hate for anyone to miss it, so here it is. Enjoy! ——— The Awesome Bond of Sisters Having a sister is like having …
A Couple of Time-Sensitive Deadlines
A quick update on a couple of approaching deadlines you might want to remember. First, the ACFW Book Club’s poll will close on Thursday the 28th. My new book, Third Time’s a Charm, is one of five books being considered for discussion in April. The discussions on ACFW’s Book Club are indepth and insightful, and always lively. The authors participate …
His Plan, Not Mine
A few years ago my mother and I were both part of a six-person ministry team that held a mini-conference in a women’s prison. Since I’m an obsessive planner, I had the topic of my talk selected months beforehand. But about a week before we were supposed to go, the Lord changed my topic. As I prayed about what I …