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Bible Art Journaling Update

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Earlier this year, I shared a post on Inspired by Life and Fiction about a new passion of mine—Bible art journaling. This practice has served to meld my love of studying the written word of God with the creativity He blessed me with. Plus it has plugged me into a community of thousands of believers around the world who enjoy worshiping God in this artistic way. If you are unsure what I am … [Read more...]

She Reads Truth

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She Reads Truth is a website I love, and it's "made" right here in Nashville, TN . . . in Franklin. It's a website centered around—you guessed it—being centered in the Word of God. As the website states… My daughter, Kelsey, first introduced me to it, and I'm so grateful she did. I really appreciate the daily Reading Plans they offer—Acts of the Apostles has just begun.  There's … [Read more...]

It’s All About Story

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I’m sitting in a comfortable chair in my living room with a cup of tea, surrounded by stacks of library books, my laptop, and some movies I plan to watch. To the untrained eye it appears that I’m loafing, but I’m actually hard at work, searching for new worlds to discover. In other words, I’m researching my next book. Living in the Information Age is both a boon and a trap for authors. With so … [Read more...]

Books Have a Special Way of Touching Our Lives (Plus a Giveaway!)

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Today I’m giving away a copy of my newest release, FOREVER SAFE, which is part of my lighthouse series. Although it’s the fourth book, they’re all stand-alones (meaning you won’t be confused if you read them out of order). When you get to the bottom of this post, make sure you enter the giveaway for your choice of either a print OR ebook of FOREVER SAFE! One of the things I especially love … [Read more...]

Gone Schnitzeling

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This week, I've been blessed with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to Germany, and boy, am I leaning heavily on the Lord's leadership on this one. Fellow author, Lisa Wingate, and I were invited by our German publisher to visit their wonderful country, participate in a book tour promoting our latest German releases, and culminating in a large book festival in Marburg on June 4. (I'm … [Read more...]

Christian Fiction Readers Retreat

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Please extend a warm welcome to Christian fiction bloggers Bonnie, Carrie and Annie!  I invited them to guest post at Inspired by Life...and Fiction today so that they can tell you about the FIRST ANNUAL Christian Fiction Readers Retreat that they're organizing.  The event is for readers and writers and it's coming up in August in Nashville.  I'll be there and I'm so looking forward to it!   If … [Read more...]

Coins on a grave, and a special day

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First, a quick history… Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Major General John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. It's believed that date was chosen … [Read more...]

Weird Things Writers Say (and What They Really Mean)

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Those of us in the publishing profession have developed a lingo all our own.  If you've spent any time at all interacting with authors on social media, then you've probably been treated to it.  And if you're a reader and not a writer type, some of it may have struck you as peculiar and/or baffling.  Thus, I thought I'd offer a writer-civilian translation guide.... "I'm on deadline." First of … [Read more...]

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