My last blog post was all about my goals for 2018. Although I didn't know it when I wrote that post, things were about to change. Three days later, I wound up in the ER in a lot of pain. Five days later, I had surgery. I've been recovering ever since. It's been rockier than I expected, but I think I can safely say I've turned a corner. First goal to be adjusted was my plan to knock out 5 of … [Read more...]
A Few Goals for 2018
The first month of the new year is awfully close to being over already. Amazing, isn't it? But it isn't too late for me to share a few of my goals for this year. So here goes: Read Through the New Testament Three Times In 1997, I began the practice of reading through the entire Bible in odd-numbered years and reading through the New Testament multiple times in even-numbered years. Last year I … [Read more...]
My One Little Word for 2018
Since 2004, I have made a practice of asking God for a word for the coming year, a practice that I had heard someone in a small group at church mention. It has amazed me how the word that comes to me as an answer to that prayer has played such a part of the year that follows. Sometimes I've received a single word. Sometimes I've received a phrase. Always what I've received has been meaningful, … [Read more...]
Farewell 2017
Yes, it is true. We are counting down the days until the end of 2017. Don’t ask me how it got here so fast. I thought I would use this post to share two highlights from my 2017. HIGHLIGHT #1 Back in 2004, I started asking the Lord for a word for the coming year. It has become a wonderful part of my spiritual journey, although I wasn’t real keen on the year my word was “persevere.” <g> … [Read more...]
New Book Release with a Giveaway
You're Gonna Love Me My latest release, You're Gonna Love Me, arrived on bookstore shelves yesterday. I'm so excited to get to introduce it to readers at last. This is the second book set in Thunder Creek, Idaho, a community that came to mean a lot to me as I wrote these novels. CBA Market had this to say about You’re Gonna Love Me: “Fearful of risk-taking, Samantha finds dating an … [Read more...]
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