This is a blog post unlike any other I’ve ever done. I am definitely not a foodie. In fact, food just isn’t that important to me. I have issues with gluten, so baked goods are pretty much off limits. I’ve been experimenting with other ways to satisfy my sweet tooth without eating foods that are unhealthy. One of these was …
Review of Amelia’s Heartsong
About the Book Book: Amelia’s Heartsong Author: Blossom Turner Genre: Christian Historical Romance Release date: February 2, 2021 Richmond high society isn’t at all what she expected, neither is the man who’s captured her heart. Amelia Williams is only a humble farmer’s daughter, so her move from the Shenandoah Valley to stay with her grandparents in the big city of Richmond, Virginia opens a host …
Rose-Colored Lens
It’s that time of year again. When the fear of unmet expectations looms as Valentine’s Day draws near. I’m as romantic as the next person. In fact, I think I’m a romantic at heart. My mom told me once that I viewed the world through rose-colored glasses. I was twenty at the time and planning my first wedding. Looking back, …
Excuse Me?
Although most of what I write is fiction, I do dabble with non-fiction at times. In fact, I’ve had four stories published in Chicken Soup Books: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury; Life Lessons from the Dog; and two in Laughter is the Best Medicine. Months ago, I shared Tread Lightly, the story about my daughter Nikki’s treadmill incident. Here is …
Searching for Boo
Even though I’ve always been considered a nerd, there are very few books I remember reading from childhood. A Room for Cathy by Catherine Whoolley, because I finished it in one evening to win a contest in fifth grade. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, because it was a laborious assignment for my freshman honor’s English class. Note: It didn’t start …
Are You a Woman of Substance?
Are you someone who tends to test your own godliness with those in the Bible? I do. Of course, I’m wired to be harder on myself than others might be. There are a lot of “heroes” in the Good Book, and I love how every one of them are flawed. David was a man “after God’s own heart” but he …
Rule Number One
I have a theory about relationships. God puts people in our lives to help us grow in some way or another. It’s the idea behind Proverbs 27:17—Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Gary Thomas, author of Sacred Marriage theorized it in another way, “What if God designed marriage to make us holy rather than happy.” Although my focus …
A-Round Tuit
Stand up if you like to make New Year’s Resolutions. Great. There are quite a few of you out there. Now, if you typically fail to keep them past the end of February, take a seat. Hmm. It doesn’t appear they often survive the test of time. Resolutions are disciplined habits, and unless we do something regularly for at least …
Gone but not Lost
There was a time, as I struggled with my brother’s death, that I believed suicide was a selfish act. I was angry and hurting, and the Lord has shown me since that this is not true. No one in their right mind takes their own life. The anguish they are going through cannot be understood unless we’ve gone through it …
O Holy Night
I love to sing. Sadly, God did not grace me with a great singing voice, so the only time I really belt it out is when I’m alone in my car with the radio as backup. I used to sing when Chris was with me, but there was a definite correlation between my singing and his turning up the radio …
