Brave Authors is a collaborative blog where Christian fiction authors tell brave stories. They aren’t afraid to include tough issues in their work, everything from addiction to trauma. My author friend, Sarah Hanks, is part of that blog, and I learned they allow guest bloggers. Today my post on trauma is live. I share the…
Julie’s Note: I’m excited to share BJ Bassett’s newest release. The Greatest Sacrifice. BJ is in the same critique group as I am and I watched this evolve from an idea to a draft to a completed manuscript. I watched BJ send out to publishers in hopes they would believe in her story. When one…
I’m busy enough these days that I rarely post a book review unless I’ve been asked by a publisher. This is the exception because I’ve read some other reviews and opinions on this book, and I wanted to offer a different perspective. The book? Matthew Perry’s Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. I’ve followed…
Prodigal Lives is the exciting sequel to Borrowed Lives. Tell us a little about Prodigal Lives. Life keeps piling problems on Meredith Jaynes. She loses her second foster child—one she was scheduled to adopt. Then Parker Snow refuses to marry her. With only her goats and artisan soap to support her, life will get no…
JOY COMES IN THE MORNING BUT UNTIL IT DOES …? Sin’s not all it’s cracked up to be—but after sorrow, comes joy. Numbers 14:18 and similar scriptures always caused me to stumble. “The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the…
As I mentioned earlier this week, I feel this God-nudge to share more here in what I believe is to be obedient in fulfilling the call on my life—to encourage audiences, mostly women, to find freedom through surrender. I believe that surrender comes from Christ. I’ll share a little bit of my story to explain…