Thursday evening several people and my family enjoyed an incredible time. There were props and lighting and a wig and a fog machine. There were laughs, discussions, setting up and taking down. There were pizzas and breadsticks. There were strangers becoming friends and instructions, directions, and placements. It was right here at our home,…

       In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register.       So Joseph also went up from the town…

            From my WIP (Work-in-Progress): Then . . . you Chapter 28   Stone walked back to the kitchen, picking up his laundry basket from his bathroom on the way. He heard the dishwasher in action as Jenna wiped down the island. It looked like she’d finished in the kitchen.…

                As much as I love the beauty of Christmas, the splendor of it all, I'm not sure why I don't watch Christmas movies or read Christmas novels. I have one suspicion as to why. I think it's because they don't ring true for me. For me, they…

        So. As an author, I realize how important marketing is, but I also know that I'm a total failure at marketing my own work. Part of that is due to the fact that I have come to recognize, the hard way I might add, that the – for lack of a…

    This is an amazing rendition of the song. The video is sterling, fascinating, imaginative, and ultimately beautiful. Had me sobbing at the end – but that's me. Hope you take the time to watch and listen. It's truly beautiful.    Father, thank you is never enough for what Jesus came to do. Redemption…

                              Well, yes, I've done something that I rarely do. Actually two things. One: I read a novella. Two: It is a Christmas novella.  Those who know me well have learned that in spite of how much I love Christmas, I…

                "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"      The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one born will be called the Son of God. Even…

                               This is from an old post written in 2018.  A Double Standard? Have you established criteria for what you expect to find when reading Christian fiction? I think it’s safe to say many readers do so. The expectations vary according…

        I had many joyful and fun Christmases as a little and young girl. I do think my favorite Christmas was the one where I got my full-size Schwinn bicycle and my illustrated Black Beauty book. I remember the picture of me straddling the bicycle in our living room by the tree…