I had lunch with an old friend last week. Ann and I go WAY back to when we were little girls of maybe eight or ten. My family's former pastor and his wife had moved to the Norman, Arkansas area, and were involved with a mission there. Rev. Ellis Turner and his wife, Viola, helped set up a pen pal program, matching the kids in our little country church in Kansas with kids involved in their … [Read more...]

This morning I'm coming to you with a favor to ASK and then I have something to OFFER you. The "ask" involves the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, which I've been teaching at for as long as I can remember. Last year was the conference's 50th anniversary and I was beyond touched and humbled to be named the conference's Writer of the Year. This conference has such a special place in my … [Read more...]