A reader, Paula, wrote me earlier this week and asked a question: "I just finished Rekindled, and want to remember a direct quote from the book. However, when looking back through, I can't locate it. It's the one about forgiveness being the only gift that we can only keep by giving it away. I know it's an imposition, but could you possibly send me the exact quote? I would appreciate it so very … [Read more...]
Girl time & and Among the Fair Magnolias winners announced
Think of a weekend away with some of your favorite girlfriends that's full to overflowing with laughter, love, sharing, great food, more laughter, singing, more great food. And now add the dynamic that all those gals are sisters in Christ—and all are writers. Can you say a bit of heaven?! This past weekend I attended an annual writers retreat that started back in 2003 (I can hardly believe … [Read more...]
Southern through and through
I love the South. I'm Southern by birth and appreciate the food, the people, the history, the literature, and all most (LOL) of the idiosyncrasies that come with being Southern. So when I was approached about writing yet another Southern love story—this time a novella—I said, "Where and when?" And writing with author friends Shelley Shepard Gray, Dorothy Love, and Elizabeth Musser only made … [Read more...]
Delayed Promises
"God's promises, even though delayed, are not endangered. Danger and doubt don't change his promises." I jotted that note down a few weeks ago in church when one of our pastors was sharing from the Word, and I've thought of it several times since. The fact that God doesn't change, that Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow has long been a comfort to me—and it's becoming more so all … [Read more...]
Through the Gates of Splendor, indeed
As I'm sure you've heard, Elisabeth Elliot passed into glory yesterday morning. Through the Gates of Splendor, indeed. Bless you, Elisabeth Elliot, for enriching our lives and deepening our longing for Home, and for challenging us to trust in God even when trusting seems next to impossible. Can you imagine what that homecoming must have been like? Elisabeth finally seeing her Lord face to face, … [Read more...]
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