When I read the back cover copy of Becca Kinzer’s Dear Henry, Love Edith the movie You’ve Got Mail came to mind—even before it was mentioned at the end of the BCC as being reminiscent of said movie. I am a huge fan of anything by Nora Ephron, including this one. So, of course, I was excited to delve into …
For a writer, a blank mind is a scary place. Monday is looming, and I have nothing to blog about. I’ve been reading through the prophets in the Bible over the last several weeks, but we get enough doom and gloom in the present without me sharing my take on Jeremiah and Ezekiel. How the Israelites sinning against God sounds …
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1Thesselonians 5:18 Be thankful. In all circumstances. Can you imagine being thankful when packed with thousands of others in a suffocating crowd? Dirty, smelly bodies? What if you were required to sleep on a flea- and lice-infested, moldy, filthy mat? …
Spontaneous. Dictionary.com defines this word as coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned. I think about spontaneous people as being the life of the party—fun-loving. Who doesn’t want to spread a little joy when hanging out with friends? Spontaneity is a good thing, right? I certainly don’t want to be …
Another month has gone by, and I’ve had the joy of meeting two new-to-me authors. I just have to say, we live in a very small world. Mere days after I initially interviewed Karen Randau in May (for August 3rd’s podcast) I went to the Blue Ridge Christian Writer’s Conference. Karen told me she would be attending along with five …
Feeling stressed or overwhelmed? Need a little spiritual pick-me-up? The other night I was woken by an “emergency” phone call from Japan, of all places, which led to a second phone call to my son. I don’t know about you, but once I’m awake and handed a bag of worry, I have a hard time going back to sleep. My …
I heard about Felicia Ferguson’s novel The Choices She Made from the author herself. We were standing in the lunch line at the Blue Ridge Christian Writer’s Conference, and she was excited to share that it was up for a Selah Award. Of course, I asked about it, so she went on to share the synopsis. I’m always impressed when …
Can you believe this is my tenth month of podcasting? I can’t. It astounds me how many inspirational authors are out there, and I’m blessed to be able to talk with a small minority of them. For one of the July episodes, I had the pleasure of interviewing Alexis A. Goring, and my first male author, Michael Duty. I will …
About the Book Book: Relinquished Author: Susan K. Beatty Genre: Christian Woman’s Fiction Release date: May 16, 2023 No one takes her kid and gets away with it. When Teagan Parsons discovers that the Amber Alert on a celebrity couple’s child is actually her daughter, she’s determined to rescue the daughter she relinquished years ago. If she’d only realized the …
About the Book Book: Lone Star Sweetheart Author: Shannon Sue Dunlap Genre: Inspirational Rom-com Release Date: May 23, 2023 Katherine Bruno is the shrew of Sweetheart, Texas. Her passionate, unfiltered temper clashes with the gentle pace of her tiny hometown. When she’s drafted to help the mayor’s wife who wants to run in the local election against her own husband, …
