close by by Blake Pierce is Book 1 in A Kari Blackhorse Mystery. Detective Kari Blackhorse has transferred "home" to the Navajo Nation Police Department from Phoenix, Arizona, where her record as a detective was both impressive and impeccable. Her mother Anna had died a year ago, and her premise for returning was to look…

  I am still confident of this:    I will see the goodness of the Lord    in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord;    be strong and take heart    and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14 (NIV)

Smoldering Lies by L.T. Ryan and C.R. Gray is Book 5 in A Maddie Castle Thriller Series.  When Maddie accepts an arson case for a real estate developer (Brandon Adams), she knows immediately that he's an arrogant snob with a lot of enemies. Just how many and how significant they prove to be doesn't take…

Bastion (Posted 03/22/2012) What comes to mind? A castle? A bunker? A fortress? A citadel? Probably not the bastion of the mind. The place where we hide things we can't face. Or the place where we deposit painful experiences because we know the protection sustains those things not easily accessed. Some are constructed hastily. In…

PART ONE Chapter 1 "What the hell?" SEVERED Now he wondered why he thought this would be a good idea as he stepped onto the first of five stairs that led up to the front door. MONDAY One  It was hard to say what witnesses noticed first—the shrill piercing screams or the nearly naked young…

  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band did some great songs. This is just one of them.    Father, you're the only One who keeps us on track. Apart from you, we can do nothing of value. Thank you for all that you do seen and unseen. In the Name of Jesus, Amen. 

The 7 She Saw by Elle Gray is Book 1 in the Blake Wilder FBI Mystery Thriller Series.  FBI Special Agent Blake Wilder has been known to butt heads with the authorities after some of the hostile city law enforcement receptions she's received, but they soon learn there's nothing they can do to keep her…

       From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."  Matthew 4:17 (NIV) 

Are Fridays special to you? I remember back in the school days waiting for Friday to arrive. From grade school to high school Fridays were greatly anticipated. Two days off from school! Some jobs are set up for weekends off. I never had one of those.  Are Fridays still important to you?    Father, thank…

Ever felt small? Dust in the wind? A very long time ago . . .    Father, you knew me then, but I had yet to meet your Son. Thank you for your patience. I was desperate for you and didn't even know it . . . yet. Thank you is never enough. In the…