. . . someone says something right when you least expect it and from whom you'd never expect it . . .                                No one said it would be easy to do.    Father, we are desperate for you. Always. We need your direction, mercy, and grace. Help us, please. In the Name of Jesus,…

  Most young girls dream about their first kiss. Fantasize the romance of it. The older they get dialogues are composed, scenes established, and clothes fashioned to accommodate the mood – all the romance created in the minds of little, young, and bigger girls. I remember worrying about being "Sweet 16 and Never Been Kissed",…

                        I spent many years in Thoroughbred horse racing. There seem to be two opinions on the sport from those who've never been up close and personal within the industry. One opinion focuses on the inhumanity of making horses compete coupled with the dark stories of cruelty and injuries to the animals. The other opinion is…

                         I grew up in the city. Blocks and blocks of houses, small businesses, small apartment buildings, an occasional duplex, alleys, and a couple of busy streets a block to the west and east of our house. To the north about six blocks there was a good-size zoo and professional gardens. About six blocks south…

                     Ivy Clark is a beautiful Vogue cover model who's getting "old" approaching 25. Her agent and uncle, Bruce, is not hopeful or helpful, and Ivy is beginning to feel desperate. Ivy's father, via making her mother his mistress, has died and all the uncomfortable memories of his distance and cold detachment from her are resurrected…

  When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes disgrace. Proverbs 18:3   It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the innocent of justice. Proverbs 18:5

             Tunnels. Bound on both sides and on top. Through something. A chosen pathway. Unnatural lighting. Restricted. If you want a biological definition of an actual term used to describe a real type of vision, you can look here. I refer to the type of focus a writer might use when involved in the construction of…

                    We've all asked the simple question. Why did this have to happen? Why did he do this? Why does she have to be so stubborn? Why can't I stand them? Why can't some good things happen once in a while? Many times we ask without expecting a concrete answer. Other times we ask wishing…

                             Presenting a good romance, the CFBA Tour offers Until I Found You by Victoria Bylin, published by Bethany House. Kate Darby is a Los Angeles advertising/marketing designer who needs a leave of absence from the firm where she works to take care of her beloved grandmother Leona Darby who's recovering from a stroke. Leona is a widow…

                                   The Making of Isaac Hunt by Linda Leigh Hargrove, a joint imprint of Institute for Black Family Development and Moody Publishers (copyright 2007), is a fascinating story about a young black man with light skin and blue eyes who discovers a startling revelation from his granddaddy on his death bed. Except that nothing is…