Come Party with Me!
Every climber celebrates at the summit. Completing and publishing this, my first book, is my Everest. All the other books to come will be...
Abandoned to God - Oswald Chambers' Life
I'm a lover of missionary biographies, but this one is so different. It is the story of a highly influencial man, who was a chaplain and...
Understanding the Book Industry Lingo
I've been neck deep in the book business for a handful of years now, not just a hobbist, but a honest-to-goodness full-out pursuit of...
Talking to Children About Loss Through the Mouths of Donkeys
The world has gotten just weird enough that talking to kids about loss is necessary. Just think in your immediate circle of acquaintance...
The 5th Grade Gets Interesting
This week, I had the privilege of sharing why writing is important to four classes of 5th graders at the Wilder Elementary School in...
Tips from a First-Timer to a Writer's Conference
I've always been a writer. It has been only in the last year, however, that I've been taking the gift/job/calling to write seriously....
Prayer Fridays - I'll Pray For You
"I have an idea..." Those words start countless of my conversations. I'm not short on ideas. I do, however, tend to be short on...
Springing to Life with the Song of all Songs
Today, a friend of mine gave me a passage from Song of Songs and I say “gave to me” because sharing that verse with me was nothing short...
Sacred Seasons of Sorrow
Enjoy the riveting tale of a girl's journey, spiritually and physically, from the streets of Oakland to the townships of South Africa....
You Know You are Obsessed with Mexican Food when...
You make a taco run at 10:30 in the morning. You stare blankly and with a hint of confusion at people who question your mid-morning taco...