My Christian suspense novel, Captive, has a story of its own to tell. In the late 1980s I completed my first secular novel, Keeper, and submitted it to one of the top literary agents of the day. My high hopes were squashed when I received a scathing response: This doesn’t work at any level. It…
Being a foster parent is being intentional in looking for God’s will. And God’s will is often not easy to follow. Foster parenting is gritty and messy, yet also beautiful and rewarding. Help! I’m a Foster Parent contains prayers, scriptures, reflection questions and a personal experience story to encourage foster parents to keep leaning on…
Finding Hope through Love’s Lost Star by guest blogger Caitlin M. Smith The past can be a pesky fly, relentlessly buzzing in our ears. It tries to define us, claiming that we can never escape the people we once were. We can’t start fresh, and we can never be free from mistakes we’ve made. This…
Growing up, the ultimate fixer was MacGyver. Guy could be sitting on a bomb with his legs tied and darn it if he didn’t find duct tape within reach and diffuse the bomb with seconds to spare. He got the job done. This month I’ve watched several people close to me struggle, suffer, and grieve….
This was what I posted on Facebook: “It was a year ago that we nearly lost mom. It all happened so fast. We had to force her to go to the ER, and even then she told registration she was there because she was a little dehydrated. The truth was she was hours away from…
“Deck the Soul with Boughs of Forgiveness” by MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFA (AUTHOR’S NOTE: I originally wrote this article one Christmas, but I believe it applies throughout the year.) CHRISTMAS! The word evokes many feelings, depending on our experiences. For some, Christmas is a happy time, filled with beautiful memories and joyful expectations. For others,…