Probably before or after 7th grade, camping with my BFF and her family. Some of the best times of my young life. Thank you, Deb. (She probably remembers what…

        I've decided to share a dream I had in the early morning hours of Monday. Haven't had one this powerful in a long time, and the message I received from it was amazing.  You might not put much value in dreams, but at times they can be used as prophetic messages…

  This is the full-on version of this Chambers Brothers' hit song. How 'bout it? Do you have the time today to listen to this oldie?    Father, you know us all from the inside out. You've given amazing gifts and talents to people. May those who use them always acknowledge from whom they come.…

                  Call Me Hunter by Jim Shockey is the first novel by this renowned expert on all things hunting related. With that in mind, you might think this story is about hunting for sport/survival/in general. It is not.  Nyala is a true journalist. Young and research-bound, she…

       "Remember this, fix it in mind,         take it to heart, you rebels.      Remember the former things, those of long ago;         I am God, and there is no other;         I am God, and there is none like me.  …

                                          A dear author friend and I discussed this recently . . .  Every novel, at some point, somewhere, some time in the story contains a mundane passage – such as particular information that must…

                                          Minnie-Ha-Ha and me. Probably the summer before 7th grade. At the Flying Horseshoe Ranch in Teanaway Valley, Washington. Great little mare. So much fun.   Father, thank you for that time in my life.…

                    Reading that story that takes you away . . . to meet new characters who seem so real, who lead you to invest in their journeys, to feel their emotions, their pain, their humor, their conundrums. And who are they? Which ones are your favorites?…

                         More from the great Bryan Duncan.   Father, you know our hearts, souls, and spirits from the inside out. Thank you for rescuing us from ourselves. In the Name of Jesus, Amen. 

  As an author, I marvel at other authors who throw out multiple series novels. I've never been compelled to write a series even though I've seen the possibility for one or two with a couple of my books. All of mine are stand-alone stories – maybe that's why it's so difficult to write "The…