(Originally posted on July 2nd, 2012 under title "Passion . . . derailed.") I've done a lot of talking about romance novels in the last couple of weeks. Sexual attraction from the world's multi-faceted views and contrasting them to God's view in story form. The works. Threw some opinions in there about language and…

    What is it about arbors or whatever these are called? I just love them. Walking down paths with beautiful coverings? Gorgeous.   Father, I'm running out of superlatives to describe the beauty you ultimately create. Thank you for it all. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

    For a change of pace, here's Boney James with his smooooth sax. Beautiful sound.   Lord, you've given such beauty to music, such talent to those who sing or play your instruments. Thank you for it all. Please help each one find you, Jesus. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

                                     I'm a sucker for a good legal drama, and Rachel Dylan has written an interesting story with a likeable prosecuting attorney who stops off after work to get a snack at a convenience store and finds herself…

     Then Jesus cried out, "When a man believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. When he looks at me, he sees the one who sent me. I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me…

          There's no shame in wondering about the book you just finished writing after having started it literally years ago. After pumping out seven novels in a regular timeframe (whatever that was), all of a sudden the normal "break" after finishing the seventh turned into an ongoing absence from organized fictional…

                  It's embarrassing to admit how long it's taken me to finish this novel. But, it's done! Race, a first effort at something different for me. And I'm grateful to each one of you who prayed for me over the years to complete my WIPs. One down,…

      I absolutely love benches in gardens, on porches, on patios, or in yards. This rustic bench would still be a great place for short term reading in the sunshine.    God, your creativity is in us in many different ways. Thank you for sharing it. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

    The Beach Boys had their own sound and a huge following. From surf songs to love songs, they made some good music.   Father, we're all desperate for you whether it's in the midst of success or failure, we need you. Hoping those with the gifts you've given them realize it in time.…

                  A Juniper Grove Mystery Series by Karin Kaufman is such a fun series of quick reads full of likable characters with whom you develop a friendship as if they lived in your neighborhood and community. Rachel Stowe, mystery writer, leads her two BFFs (Julia, next door…