A few days ago I received a fun phone call. The coordinator of the American Christian Fiction Writers’ Book of the Year contest called to tell me my novel, Stuck in the Middle, is a finalist in this year’s Long Contemporary category! Yay! Even more fun, several of my dear friends are also finalists, in that and many other categories. …
Book Review – Blue Like Play Dough
Book Review – Blue Like Play Dough: the Shape of Motherhood in the Grip of God By Tricia Goyer Everything about this book is compelling: the title, the cover, and especially the memoir-style wisdom contained in its pages. Tricia Goyer is an awesome writer of both fiction and nonfiction, and her latest book is one of her best. By using …
Supernatural Peace
My husband and I have recently gone through some stressful times. To begin with, he was injured in a motorcycle accident. Nothing life-threatening, thank the Lord, but we didn’t know that at first. We spent five hours in the emergency room waiting for CAT scans and X-rays and so on. There’s nothing quite as stressful as long hours in the …
Hummingbird Lessons – the Boss is Back!
Last year, I told you about our backyard pets, the hummingbirds. (Click here to read that Journal entry.) One little guy claimed our yard as his territory, and guarded his space with jealous vigilence. We called him the Boss. I’m happy to report that the Boss is back! He zoomed in about a month ago and took up right where …
Book Review – Deadly Intent
Deadly IntentBy Camy Tang This book is Camy Tang’s first published romantic suspense, following her contemporary Sushi Series, but I certainly hope it isn’t the last. She brings her trademark snappy style to this book, and cranks up the tension in a first-rate mystery that will have you turning pages all the way to the end. The setting is a …
Book Review- The Kidnapping of Kenzie Thorn
The Kidnapping of Kenzie ThornBy Liz Johnson Kenzie Thorn is the granddaughter of the governor, and a teacher in a trial program that offers GED instruction in one of the state’s prisons. Myles Parsons is the handsome new convict in her class … or is he? Take nothing for granted in The Kidnapping of Kenzie Thorn. We learn that Myles …
The Last Supper – The Water
I got you with that title, didn’t I? So far in my ponderings on the Last Supper, I’ve shared my thoughts about the Bread and the Cup. (Feel free to catch up. You’ll find them in my Journal archives in the right-hand column, under the Inspirational category.) But what in the world does water have to do with the Last …
The Last Supper – The Cup
In my previous Journal entry, I shared my thoughts about the bread at the Last Supper. (If you missed it, you can read it here.) Today I’m continuing my ponderings, and I invite you to consider the cup. More specifically, the cups, because in a traditional Passover celebration (called a Seder) there are four. Each cup represents one of the …
The Last Supper – The Bread
I’m preparing a talk to deliver at my church’s Wednesday night communion service, so I decided to take a look at the account of the Last Supper for inspiration. From there, I did a little research about the Passover Seder meal, and discovered some cool things I didn’t know before. For instance … There are actually 3 loaves of bread …
A Great Time at Kentucky Christian Writers Conference
Since I’ve been writing for more years than I like to admit, I’ve attended a good number of writer’s conferences. Of course, the conferences I attended at the beginning of my writing career were a bit different than the ones I frequent these days. At that time my goal was to break into publication with science fiction and fantasy. I’ll …