Published on 09/16/2021 back when I had the honor and privilege of being a Mitch Rapp Ambassador. It's all about Mitch Rapp . . .  If you've never had the pleasure of "meeting" Mitch Rapp, there's no time like now. The supreme man's man, the ultimate…

                     This post was from 11/19/2012  Playing to your strengths . . . Physical strength varies even within people who are the same size. Some smaller people have remarkable strength while some large people show limited physical capability. All kinds of physiques can train to gain…

  Since we're reminiscing this week, here's one of my all-time favorite songs from long ago. LOVE it.    An absolute great song and the movie to go with it. Loved it.  Oh yeah. This brings back so many memories. Truly loved this song – probably the only Dolly Parton song I know.  Just a…

                          This post "And another thing . . ." was from May 13th, 2022 and still applies. So. Back to writing romance. As a Christian author whose foremost concern is to be truthful/authentic/real in order to portray life circumstances and temptations in an…

  For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For,           "All men are like grass,                and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;        …

Chapter 5 from my e-book novel . . . in a love song Chapter 5 Five How the only woman who could give him a check in his normal attitude and response to her could appear almost bashful in thanking him for putting up her new screen doors baffled him. But she did. He saw…

Destination is only available as an e-book. If I remember correctly, it was the fourth novel I published. FOREWORD WARNING: This is a novel that presents Christianity. If somehow taking a look at the faith offends you, this book is probably not for you although you might find yourself in its pages. People in this…

  When I'm not writing, I'm reading. I've read several novels in the last few weeks, but I chose not to review them. Not because they were unworthy of reviews but rather they just didn't grab me enough to write one.  As readers we tend to make requirements of our literature. I didn't realize that…

We've seen lots of rain in western Washington. Hope you like this oldie from the original Creedence Clearwater Revival.    Father, you own the weather, the earth, your creation. Thank you for leaving us with beauty of all kinds in this corrupted, sin-stained earth. In the Name of Jesus, Amen. 

It didn't take a long time to realize that "bestselling" in front of an author's name or book did not always guarantee "good" writing. That's not to say the writing wasn't entertaining, but, in fact, at times the writing could be not-so-great. I'll be the first one to admit that coming to that conclusion is…