“God created marriage. No government subcommittee envisioned it. No social organization developed it. Marriage was conceived and born in the mind of God.” ~ Max Lucado This past weekend I attended a 50th wedding anniversary celebration where a couple from church...
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. ~Chinese Proverb Before Hubby and I married, our relationship developed through letters and treasured phone calls as we were 6 hours apart most of the time. That's what...
Come in. Welcome to my new online home! I'm so thrilled you came to visit. Would you like some tea? Or maybe coffee? Jason Walker of Website Ministries designed this beautiful site and worked with me oh so patiently to get it exactly how I wanted it. Isn't it...
About Wish You Were Here by Beth Vogt: Allison Denman is supposed to get married in five days, but everything is all wrong. The huge wedding. The frothy dress. And the groom. Still, kissing the groom's brother in an unguarded moment is decidedly not the right...
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 NIVIn the midst of your summer kick-off plans, home improvement projects and holiday weekend sales events, take time to remember those who have gone before us to secure our...
I'm excited to host Katie Ganshert, friend, agent-mate and fellow author, as my guest blogger today. I'm drawn to Katie's quick smile, sense of humor and heart for God. Katie Ganshert was born and raised in the Midwest, where she writes stories about...
Photo SourceLast August, the night before my mom was due to have major heart surgery at medical center about 90 minutes from home, I drove out to the hospital.Thankfully, Erma and Gert (not their real names--my nicknames for them), two of my closest friends live in...
My writing friend, Beth K. Vogt, was a guest on LindsAy Harrel's blog this week, promoting her debut release, Wish You Were Here. Beth and LindsAy asked readers, "Where's the best place you've ever traveled to and why was it the best?"I replied, "My favorite place to...
In the 16 years since I've been a Christian, Christian fiction has grown at a rapid rate. After giving my heart to Christ in 1996, I asked Him for quality Christian romances. As a happily ever after girl, romances are my first picks to read. Having read secular...
But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Romans 8:25 NIVLast Monday, we received a call that presented a possible new job opportunity for Hubby. Within 15 minutes, he had changed out of muddy, wet clothes into a suit and...
