“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work …
Real Life on Pages
What happens when real life bleeds on to the pages of our books? Sometimes it happens. I know, you never expected that, right? Some of my writer friends have talked about whether they feel more exposed in fiction or nonfiction. Now my onl y non fiction book is on business law. Very academic if approachable. I definitely feel more exposed …
ACFW Song
Each year worship is one of my favorite times of the conference. As I’m typing this, I’m listening to the song that many of us would consider the song of this year’s conference. It’s While I’m Waiting by John Waller. You can watch the video for the song on the artist’s website. When you do, you’ll notice it was a …
Reviews: Seaside Letters & Guardian of the Flame
Today I’m reviewing two books that I recently read and really enjoyed. One is a sweet romance from Denise Hunter, while the other is the latest in the Seven Wonders books from T.L. Higley. Both were engrossing reads, but in different ways. So to start, let’s turn to fellow Hoosier, Denise Hunter… For Seaside Letters, think You’ve Got Mail mixed …
My New Cover: A Promise Born!
Isn’t it gorgeous! This book was a lot of fun to write. Who wouldn’t like a young woman who’s trying to build a professional career in the middle of World War Two. And Mark Miller gets to star as the hero. Let me tell you, he’s a good one 🙂
When nothing else remains..
Have you ever noticed how exhaustion takes the edges off? We can no longer hide from ourselves or God when we are too tired to hold the mask or shield up. That happened to me at ACFW. I was poured out. Everything I had to offer was wrung out of me by Saturday at lunch. In July I traveled to …
Eye for an Eye Review
Irene Hannon’s latest in the Heroes of Quantico series, An Eye for an Eye, is a perfect read when you’re ready for a romantic suspense escape. Mark Sanders, a strong supporting role in the first book, is in St. Louis while he recuperates from a hostage situation gone bad in Virginia. While running he bumps into his first flame and …
Handling Grief Part Four
Here’s my last thought on this… at least for now 🙂 Please acknowledge the pain. Even though you may not understand what the mother is going through, please acknowledge that she’s had a loss and that her pain is real. Little hurts more than having the loss seemingly ignored. So if you don’t know what to say, just say you’re …
photos from ACFW
Here are some photos from the conference last week. This first one was from the early bird. Almost 300 people participated in this workshop with Don Maas on Writing the Breakout Novel. It. Was. Incredible! Seriously, if my conference had ended there, I would have still received my money’s worth. If I’m not a better writer after this — say …
Are We Dreaming Big Enough
This year’s ACFW conference is over. In fact as I type this I sit in the Denver airport waiting for my fight. Have to redeem the time because — well — I’m me 🙂 I’ve got much to share, but today I’m going to focus on dreams. Throughout the conference the recurring theme was to dream bigger. From Debbie Macomber …