See, a king will reign in righteousness    and rulers will rule with justice. Each man will be like a shelter from the wind    and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert    and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. Then the eyes of…

                          A Cold Day for Murder is Book 3 in The Kelsie Butler Mystery Series by Karin Kaufman (the Queen of Cozy Mysteries).  An unusual but intriguing invitation arrives in the mail for Kelsie for an all-expense paid weekend at the old Thorne…

                                    Above is my favorite of the 22 Mitch Rapp novels. Below is the Fan Fiction I wrote about Rapp encountering the woman I wrote just for him. FAN FICTION – A LA MITCH RAPP Her name is…

                  To fall in love can be easy, but truly loving someone is not. Not if you give your whole self to that goal, to devote yourself to another person or persons. An act of love is a sacrifice and within this body of flesh, sacrifices don't…

    I know I've posted this one on Tuesday Tunes in the past, but it's such a good song by the late Nicolette Larson. These are some good lyrics coupled with some real musicians. Great song.    God, again, only you know hearts. May each one know you're the One who's provided them with…

                              Without Sanction by Don Bentley is the first book in A Matt Drake Thriller Series. If you're not prepared for ongoing horrific conflict, you might not want to read Without Sanction. However, thriller readers know that inherent in the genre…

     Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany, where Lazurus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus' honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she…

  I found this post written back in 2007. I've written about the topic since, but this is a fairly comprehensive article on the subject which was titled "The Effects of Self-Editing . . . on others."  Oh the books we must read to learn to write . . . meaning the instruction manuals written…

                            A rare barefoot time for me sittin' in the sunshine at Barn 4B, Longacres Racetrack, many, many years ago.    Father, thank you for those years even though I needed you but didn't know it. Thank you for rescuing me years…

Writers vary from introverts to extroverts and every personality in between. They are coffee drinkers or chocolate eaters or pick-a-favorite drink, food, or snack eaters. They are both disciplined and undisciplined in their writing practices. Some have rigid schedules and swear by them. Others take breaks from which they wonder if they'll ever return to…