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  • Wednesday Wanderings . . .

          The plight of authors is foreign to those who don't write. For readers who don't notice the mechanics of novels and just want to enjoy the story, it simplifies that enjoyment and/or the disappointment – whatever the case may be. The multitude of readers with different tastes in novels explains the necessity…

  • Tuesday Tunes

          This is a beautiful song sung by so many artists (Barbra Streisand, Katharine MacPhee, Carrie Underwood). I picked one I'd never heard of, but they all do it justice.    Father, you are the giver of good and perfect gifts. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.   

  • Monday Musings . . .

              Above is a photograph of a small bookstore in London. It's not exactly what I'm picturing, but it'll do for the purpose of this post. I would really enjoy owning a bookstore. However, unlike many bookstores, particularly those that specialize in Christian literature of all kinds, my policies would be…

  • Sunday’s Offerings

    The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.  To the Church in Pergamum "To the angel of the church in Pergamum write:    …

  • Friday Five

                                                  Five things you would eat every day if you could justify it:  Pie, Pie, Pie, Pie, Pie – oh, wait, I'll think of four more.  Cheesecake  French Fries Pasta Steak  (Probably pretty…

  • Throwback Thursday

                Taken in Rome, Italy, by my traveling friend. We stayed in at night and took pictures to pass the time. Two American girls on a big adventure. Amazing trip.  We worked and saved for a year after our first year at the University of Washington. I talked her into…

  • Too “this” and Too “that”

        Some of you probably don't know I made the efforts to go the traditional publishing route (nor do you care) for a few years. What I eventually discovered after discussions with some editors at the Christian writers' conferences I attended was this: My work is too Christian for the general market and too…

  • Tuesday Tunes

                                        One of my absolute favorite smooth jazz musicians. Amazing talent. Another incredibly unique thing about him is his ability to make his music define the titles of his songs. It's like each one is perfectly titled. That's…

  • Rebel Writer

                                                Not intentionally, I've become a rebel in Christian Fiction. And I've yet to find my audience. Yes, I have those who read my work. And they actually enjoy it. Perhaps that makes them…

  • Sunday’s Offerings

    The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. To the church in Smyrna "To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:     …