In Arkansas. In Connecticut In Indiana Fall is here, and it looks similar no matter where you go in the beautiful USA.   Father, thank you for inserting beauty into the changing seasons. You left some beauty for us when we destroyed your ordained perfection for us. Forgive us. Thank you…

    Ahh, remember this one? Memories of "Holly Golightly" anyone? The crooning voice of Andy Williams in this classic from Breakfast at Tiffany's.                 Father, all we truly have is you. You allow us the freedom to take you or leave you via your Son. May those…

                            The Bone Tree by bestselling author Greg Iles is Book Two in the trilogy that begins with Natchez Burning and concludes with Mississippi Blood.  Let's face it: if you're writing a contemporary southern novel but your intent is to include the…

     Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived, but now you must rid yourselves of all such things…

That's a great graphic for my title to this post. Yes, I love a good thriller because there are always – or definitely should be – quality heroes in the stories. Tough, intelligent, daring, sometimes chameleon, with just enough emotional character to keep them interesting instead of robotic. Exciting, fast-paced, meaningful, and threatening events to…

             (From my e-book novel Sweet Release, Chapter Four)      The telephone rang and startled CM out of an unintended doze on the couch. It was already dark. Without thinking to check the caller ID she picked up the receiver and hoarsely answered.     “Claudia? Honey, is that you?”…

          God's amazing artistry and creativity in the Rainbow Eucalyptus Trees in Maui, Hawaii.    Father, words fail at such rare glimpses of your innate beauty and creativity. Thank you is never enough for sharing it. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

          Oh yeah, baby. Since it's our 41st anniversary . . . a perfect song from one of our favorite old groups.    Lord, you've given us a lot of years. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

              As a writer, I want to express myself well. I desire to communicate and bring my thoughts to life. As an author, I choose to make pictures with words, dramatize scenes and scenarios, create lifelike characters who stimulate emotional reactions from readers, and aim for a reality that…

  Wail, for the day of the Lord is near;    it will come like destruction from the Lord Almighty. Because of this, all hands will go limp,    every man's heart will melt. Terror will seize them,    pain and anguish will grip them;    they will writhe like a woman in labor. They…