My name is Corey Schaffer, and I was asked by author Jennifer Sienes to share a little about myself. You might say I’m a figment of her imagination, and I suppose you’d be right. The truth is we’ve been on this journey together for more than ten years, so she just might know me better than she does you. I …
Pick a Number Between One and Nine
Although I write contemporary women’s fiction (always with an element of romance) I didn’t want to throw my readers off by titling this article Science Fiction, but I was tempted. Why? Because I use science to create fiction. Okay, I can almost hear the audible huh? from across cyberspace but stick with me for a minute. Psychology is the scientific …
Are You Chicken Little or A Child of God?
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering, can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” –Helen Keller. If anyone knew a thing or two about adversity, it was Helen Keller. I’ve heard it said over and over again that these are tumultuous times, but when has adversity not been an …
The Other Half
From the time I was very small, I assumed Carmel, California (officially, Carmel-by-the-Sea) was a magical place, because that’s where my parents spent their honeymoon in 1958. Even at seven, I had a ridiculous romantic streak—my mom told me that I looked at the world through rose-colored glasses. I thought it was a compliment at the time, but later realized …
Heart Strings
When was the last time you felt that giddy-in-the-throat joy or saw something so breathtaking, you were brought to tears? As I get older (and prayerfully, wiser) it occurs more often for me, and it doesn’t take much. I can stand at my back window and watch the antics of the vibrant red cardinals flitting around the bird feeder, and …
Cross-Wired
If you readjust the pillows on your bed so they’re just right (more than once), you may be in the same psychotic boat as me—a Type-A personality. Okay, I’m not really a Type-A, but I definitely lean precariously in that direction. Just the other morning, I actually rolled my eyes and took charge as my oh-so-patient husband put my flower …
Meet Katie Shands
From the moment I read the first line in Katie Shands contemporary fiction, Finding Franklin, I was hooked on the lyrical prose and the tone, which steeped me with the quaint and quirky flavor of the South. I hope you’ll be as taken with her writing as I am. So, Katie, tell us what led you to be the writer …
Walking in Purpose
For some reason, the video is no longer available. To see it, copy the link: https://youtu.be/1FV0DArKcLM I’m just going admit something right up front—I got the videos mixed up (gasp!) So, if you read last week’s post, and watched the video, you were actually watching the last video rather than the fourth. Hopefully, I didn’t confuse things too much. In …
The Road to Recovery
How often have you survived an extremely difficult season only to realize later on (sometimes much later) that it was really a blessing in disguise? Nikki’s accident, and subsequent recovery, was one of those for me—and for Nikki, as well. For me, it was an opportunity to reconnect with my daughter in a very real way. For months before her …
Extraordinary
Last week, I blogged about the mishaps with my daughter Nikki as she fought the confinements of a hospital bed and being tied down (for her own good). Given her new nickname (Little Houdini) it was with trepidation that we admitted her to an inpatient recovery program in mid-town Sacramento. How would the staff guarantee her safety where she’d have …
