. . . give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.  1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) Be honest. Thanksgiving is a day to honor many traditions of the old America. It's a day to remind us of true thankfulness. It's a day that might be filled with fine…

D. L. Wood's The Choice is from The Deadly Decisions Collection.  Have you ever thought about what you would do with an unexpected guaranteed million-dollar gift? How about 90 million?  Sadie Miles is raising her best friend's son Matty with help from an older neighbor (Kyle) while she struggles to make expenses as a waitress.…

  Go tell it: Jesus Is the Reason for the Season!  Thank you, Lord Jesus! 

I recently got a review of my novel Then . . . you. It was a good one and I actually enjoyed it in spite of it being the only one who gave it 4 stars instead of 5.  Here is the line in the review that made me smile:  "The only thing was that…

  "I, even I, am the Lord,      and apart from me there is no savior. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed —      I, and not some foreign god among you. "You are my witnesses," declares the Lord, "that I am God.      Yes, and from ancient days I am…

One of my older novels Breath of Life, from Chapter Seven: I sat in my chair, slumped and slouched really, disillusioned once again with my possible appeal to this woman who had suddenly and dramatically become the solitary objective of my desire and affection. It was absurd in some ways because it sort of felt…

She's broken, desperately needs what she doesn't know or have, and he needs what God has for him.  Seeing . . . a love story.    Father, thank you for giving me inspiration I never knew I'd write about in so many of my stories. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus,…

Strong winds were to occur Tuesday in late afternoon. They started earlier than expected and are supposed to last well into the middle of the night. We attempted to get things squared away, but sometimes there's no accounting for what that wind has in mind. The power blinked out briefly, upsetting the digital clocks, but…

  It's time. God Bless You. Jesus Is The Reason for The Season.  Father, thank you for rescuing me. I can never thank you enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

. . . in a love song is the novel I wrote taken from the lyrics to The Marshall Tucker Band's hit song "Heard It in a Love Song." I asked myself what kind of man would write those lyrics and/or think that way about relationships, falling in love. "That" man turned into Dale Rivers…