Twenty years ago, in 1996, I started keeping track of how many and which books I'd read. It was the year my first novel was published, and I had quite an impressive list of books I'd read—55 books over the course of twelve months. In 1997 I was working on writing my second and third novels, but I still managed to read forty books, recording each one in a pretty spiral journal. In the years between … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens | Jennifer Slattery
Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Besides her novels, Jennifer Slattery, author of When Dawn Breaks, writes columns and devotions, and manages social media and a blog for an Omaha Metro ministry that serves the working poor and homeless. She and her family garden inside the city … [Read more...]
California Dreamin’
How's summer treating you? So far it's treating me very, very well. Thank you, Lord! It's hot here in Dallas, yes. And my kids are underfoot and either always making a mess or always starving. But I've been on a vacation from writing for the past month and I've been glorying in sleeping in, watching movies, reading, and traveling. I needed some down time! This slower, more relaxed pace … [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...]
A Woman’s Place
I attended a baby shower last week for a young woman who is expecting her first baby. As we munched on muffins and spinach quiche, the discussion meandered to a controversial subject—working mothers versus stay-at-home moms. The new mother-to-be, who was happily ripping open presents, won’t have to choose between the two. She has a job that she loves in her family’s business that will allow her to … [Read more...]
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