My life is utter chaos. Can anyone relate? We’re in the process of moving my daughter into her own room, which means the upstairs of my house is topsy-turvy as I reorganize and consolidate. It’ll be well worth it if I’m ever done, but right now I could really use about twenty more organizer totes. And that’s a good thing, …
Christian Political Fiction
From time to time I’ll fill you in on cool blogs I find in addition to books. Today I met a new author through a mutual friend. Jerome Teel has his first book coming out in September. The Election is a Christian political thriller that I can’t wait to get my hands on. The D.C., policy wonk part of me …
Ever Have Moments Like This?
Goldfish Moments The American Christian Fiction Writers conference is coming up incredibly fast. In two short months, I’ll be in Dallas learning more about writing, reconnecting with old friends, meeting new friends, and having an incredible time. Last year Karen Ball was the keynote speaker. Karen displayed a fun sense of humor (haven’t laughed that hard in a very long …
Arms of Deliverance
I love history, and I inhale great historical fiction. Arms of Deliverance, the newest book from my friend Tricia Goyer, is such a book. You can read Chapter One of the book at Tricia’s blog Real Life. I’ve had the privilege of watching Tricia write several other books. It’s delightful to watch an idea develop into a complete book. To …
Great Agent Interview
If you’ve ever wondered about whether you need an agent and what they look for in prospective clients, check out Novel Journey. Novel Journey is a fabulous blog loaded with tons of interviews with Christian authors. Yesterday and today Gina Holmes deviated from that approach for an interview with agent Noah Lukeman. It’s highly informative. Check back later today for …
Summer Daze
Have you noticed how the summer is flying by? Our friend Carrie Jolly took this photo when we were in DC over Memorial Day weekend. If you’re ever in DC, you have to go to the National Zoo — especially if you have kids. Fortunately, the pandas cooperated while we were there, so we got to see all three. Here’s …
Fallen Heros
Yesterday, my community mourned and celebrated the life of a fallen hero,Steven Smith. He died earlier this week rushing into a fire, leaving behind a wife and three girls. More than one thousand people from around the state attended his funeral. Hundreds lined the streets to pay their respects as his casket slowly drove from the local high school, past …
Big City Big Firm v. Small Town Small Firm
Today I got an education. You see I’m serving as local counsel for a large Ohio firm who is defending a large national company in a lawsuit. You’d recognize it if I named the company, but I won’t — attorney client privilege and all. And really the company is irrelevant to the revelation I got today. Today we had oral …
Celebrating the Men in My Life
These are the three men in my life. My husband Eric, son Jonathan, and my Daddy (I may be 32, but I will always be his little girl). God has used them to teach me facets of His character. From my Daddy, I learned that God truly is my Abba Father that I can run to like a little child …
Waiting for Summer’s Return
I’ll admit, after growing up reading Janette Oke’s prairie romances, I didn’t think a fresh perspective on those tales existed. I am delighted to report I was wrong. Waiting for Summer’s Return, Kim Sawyer’s debut novel, shook my preconceptions. From the first page of this delightful book, I journeyed back to 1894 and the windswept plains of Kansas. Sawyer does …