Sometimes disappointment is impossible to avoid. People, places, things we love all can bring it – even when we least expect it. Handling it remains the challenge throughout life. I've been disappointed in the Christian fiction publishing industry for several years for a variety of reasons. Those of you who've stayed with this blog…

                     Authors want readers. Otherwise, why write? Other than journal, diary, or note-taking, why go to the trouble, angst, effort, and decision to write a novel? And having written one, why not want others to share in your story? There is much that goes into writing a book. It's understood that non-fiction requires research, but…

  "And afterward,    I will pour out my spirit on all people.  Your sons and daughters will prophesy,    your old men will dream dreams,    your young men will see visions.  Even on my servants, both men and women,    I will pour out my Spirit in those days.  I will show wonders…

  Traveling in the proverbial desert, there is no end in sight. The circular reasoning of paths repeated, mirages giving false hopes, and the searing heat of weighing unthinkable options comprise the desert experience. For now, I'm there. Wherever that is. As a writer, I'm dry. As a human, I'm soaked in tears. As a woman of…

          Gone to Novel Rocket today. Please come visit me there.   Father, thank you for the words to say when none seem forthcoming. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

                               The first Charles Martin novel I read and reviewed was back in June of 2012. That was Chasing Fireflies published in 2007. I've finally added my second Charles Martin novel, Wrapped in Rain, to the mix, published in 2005 by Thomas Nelson. No excuses for my slowness in joining the long line of appreciative readers,…

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5W4k6vD2WY&feature=player_detailpage      The late 60's and early to mid-70s were definitely a time of not getting "satisfaction". A new wave of irresponsible behaviors, philosophies, sexual revolution, and unrest typified the segment in time known to some as the "Love Generation". In reality it was anything but love and could've just as easily been labeled…

  So much to restrict us, to tell us what to write, how to write, what to think, do, and emulate as writers. Not unlike life in general. We are bound to responsible behaviors and creativity. It's important to stand for value and honesty, integrity, truth, beauty. All the things that make life doable in…

  "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons, and perform…

                      Here are five things I would love to have/use if ever I had the chance. (Fat chance, but still . . .) I. My own tailor. II. Custom-made shoes. III. A personal trainer. IV. A cook. V. A swimming pool. Luxuries. I won't ever have them. And I don't yearn for them or even hope…