I hope you're enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! Today, it felt fitting to post the words of a beautiful hymn, as a corporate prayer of gratitude. Thomas O. Chisholm wrote the poem Great Is Thy Faithfulness in 1923. He then sent it to William Runyan, who set the words to music. The hymn was published that same year. "Great is thy faithfulness" is a reference to Lamentations 3:22-23 … [Read more...]
Joy-filled Traditions
Hi friends, and happy Wednesday. I hope your day is off to a lovely start. I can’t believe tomorrow is Thanksgiving!!! Where has the year gone? I hope you have wonderful plans with your family for Thanksgiving. We’ll be celebrating with a BBQ on the beach with the 80 degrees we’re having here. Then, on Friday, everyone comes over and has brunch, and then we get to … [Read more...]
New Book Release: Join the party if you can!
Hello reader and writer friends! Who doesn't love a new book for Christmas? I sure do. I have two new books this year and I hope you will come to the release party, or order the book for yourself or a friend. Either way, I am thankful for each and every one of you, now as Thanksgiving approaches, and throughout the year. If you live near St. Paul, Minnesota, I hope you will join me for the … [Read more...]
Special Sale for Who Touches the Mountains
If you are an e-book reader, I've got a deal for you! For a very limited time, my novel, Who Touches the Mountains, is on sale for only $1.99! Click on the book cover below to grab your copy. This sale earned my book a #1 Best Seller ribbon on amazon.com, but I'm kind of cracking up because that #1 spot is in the Mystery and Suspense category. Those of you who know my books know that I do … [Read more...]
Would you want a do-over?
I love a novel that leaves me “book drunk.” You know what I mean. You are sort of staggered by it, and you can’t immediately start reading another novel because the other one won’t leave you alone yet. Those don’t come along very often, but I sure love it when they do. Then there is the novel that has the reader thinking about herself even more than about the characters. It’s a different kind … [Read more...]
Fall Fun & Goodies for You
We don't get to see many fall colors in West Texas, where I live. So when my hubby and I traveled to Missouri at the start of this month, we soaked in as many fall colors as we could. The highways showed off their deep red vegetation and patchwork trees. So beautiful! One of the last places we visited before heading into St. Louis for the Redezvous event was Top of the Rock, just south of … [Read more...]
Early Christmas Decorating
I did a thing this weekend—I decorated for Christmas! Now, mind you, I have never, ever decorated this early before, mostly because I usually wait until after Jeff’s birthday in early December. But since he’s out of town on a mission trip right now, and when he returns, we only have a couple of days to get ready for a trip with our kids over Thanksgiving, and then there is a weekend full … [Read more...]
Anchored in Gratitude, Rooted in Hope
When Tyndale invited me to blog about the upcoming holidays for Francine Rivers' Insider newsletter, at first I wasn't certain what to write about. Then the following thoughts just bubbled up. If you're a "Frani Insider," you likely saw this in your Inbox last week. If not, I'd love to share it with you now... Fall is my absolute favorite season of the year—the changing of the … [Read more...]
I’m writing something new . . . just don’t know what yet.
Before I jump in, have you watched any episodes of THE PROMISED LAND? They can be found on YouTube, and here's a link to the first episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSI04-1oLwg It's Exodus-meets-The Office. It's hilarious, but it never laughs at God . . . only at the all-too-humans involved in the story. I am about to finish my last book in the matriarchs series, the story of … [Read more...]
You’re Invited to a Christmas Book Exchange!
Starting in 2019, I've organized a Christmas book exchange every holiday season. It's become one of my favorite things! I love it because . . . *It's a fun and festive way to support authors of Christian (or clean and wholesome) fiction. *Each participant is paired with another reader. You give a book to your partner, she gives a book to you. So the exchange increases your circle of … [Read more...]
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