My husband and I married when we were children, ages seventeen and eighteen. Man, oh man, did we make a lot of mistakes! We couldn’t grow fast enough. There were too many personal areas in need of change and maturation. …
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My soon-to-release novel Fallen illustrates the fall of humankind. Sin, sickness, and death came into the world, affecting one and all. My life demonstrates the effect of sin in the world, and so does yours. In sharing this encore post …
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“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” (From “New Colossus” by Emma …
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My upcoming novel Fallen recreates the human story of the beginning. In Eden all was light, love, and harmony. But, through Adam’s disobedience, we now experience sin, suffering, and senseless violence, for we are all now sinners. People pick up …
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If you’ve been writing, editing, attending workshops, and refining your craft, and yet you still haven’t been published, let go of impatience, trust God, and try to relax and enjoy where you are. At this moment in time, you can …
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God crafts us to become the people he created us to be. Every experience and life lesson is a tool in his hands. I’m bringing all the pieces of my story together, so my readers will be better acquainted with …
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Learning to Love, Part 6, an encore post from 2014: Visionaries and tacticians make powerful teams. Someone must imagine the plan, envision the dream, and speak it into being. Then the other must organize the troops, draw up the plans, …
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Learning to Love, Part 5 The definition of the Greek word agape (benevolent and selfless love) gives us theological information, but what do we do with it? How do we live it? Jesus showed us. He lived it. We are to …
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Learning to Love, Part 4 “Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at …
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Lessons in Love, Part 1 I thought I was pretty good at loving people. I care about injustice. I strive for equality. I love my family and my husband. I serve in the prison. I care for the kids at …
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