(Originally posted as "The life and death of . . . Iscariot" on April 21, 2013.) If you've read Demon . . . a memoir, and/or Havah, The Story of Eve, and now Iscariot: A Novel of Judas, you have learned that Tosca Lee is no amateur in scholarly research and an over-achiever when it comes…

   Delightful colors and flower selections. Looks like a spring garden in full bloom. Gorgeous. (Bet Deb will love this one. 😉 ) Can you imagine how long it took to create this? That's a lot of planting in lovely symmetry.   Father, you are beyond words in all things. Thank you is never enough.…

     Remember this one? The Kinks with their distinctive simple sound that had people rockin' for awhile. Not deep or complex, but it worked.    Father, so many gifts dispersed to your creation. We're grateful for the beauty you give to us in all its wondrous forms. May each one of us recognize who gives…

                                 Susan Sleeman introduces Fatal Mistake of the White Knights Series, a romantic suspense. Former SEAL, now FBI Special Agent Cal Riggins, heads up his team of very special agents in search of the killer dubbed "Lone Wolf" after a woman calls to report what looks like bomb making materials in an outbuilding on her…

     "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking,…

                      Five miscellaneous things: Nothing like a good purse. Unfortunately, I wore out two of my favorites and haven't been able to find another one like them. Enjoying my new laptop (Dell).  A good cobbler or shoe/leather/purse repair person is a great asset. Experiencing another…

                          (Originally posted on February 2nd, 2011, under Waiting . . . beneath the Night Tree.) Nicole Baart’s beneath the Night Tree is the third in a series that begins with After the Leaves Fall, followed by Summer Snow, but this novel easily…

             Loving this garden. It has it all, doesn't it?    God, the beauty you've given us is beyond measure. I cannot imagine how extravagant heaven will look without the curse of sin. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

    A classic instrumental: Theme from "A Summer Place". Love this music.   Father, you've orchestrated some amazing creativity over the centuries. Music came from heaven, but it's been open game for the enemy. Greater are you than he ever hoped to be. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.…

                           Karin Kaufman opens Cheating Death with the viewing of a seemingly intoxicated resident of Juniper Grove (Brigit Gunderson) viciously stapling notices on every available post on Main Street and duct taping them to storefronts. Curious to understand what constituted the urgency of…