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Countdown to Release: 11 Days, Some Q&A

In preparation for "Quest for Leviathan's" blog tour, I have been having several bloggers send me interview questions. I thought that it would be fun to pick a few of their questions and answer them here. So here are three Q&A's about “Quest for Leviathan.”
Q) Do you think you will do more stories like Quest for Leviathan?A) I have longed to write a seafaring story for years now. It actually wasn’t until after I was into “Quest for Leviathan” that I realized I was finally doing something I...

Scripture Graphics #93

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
(Luke 9:23-24)And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in t...

Countdown to Release: 13 Days, How Did it All Begin?

Every story begins with an idea. Sometimes, they’re big ideas, and sometimes they’re small. Sometimes, I get an idea that has great potential, but I have absolutely no clue where it’s going from there. That was what happened with “Quest for Leviathan.” 
It was June 2017 and I was reading through Job when the idea came. I jotted down a thought in my phone and saved it for later ponderings. The entirety of the idea? “A boy whose father was killed by Leviathan. He is angry at L, and he is an...

Ever Faithful | Book Review

I got this book in, and immediately my sisters and I had to “ooh and ahh” over the cover and inside pages. It is truly a beautiful book and a delight to just look at and flip through with a firm cover that will last throughout the years.
I obviously didn’t have time to read all 365 devotionals in order to review this book, but the portions that I read were amazingly deep for their simplicity and shortness. They are like little crumbs of manna to get us going each day. Whether it is a reminder...

Countdown to Release Day: 14 days, ordering print copies!

The time is getting nearer and nearer... "Quest for Leviathan" is getting ready to be launched. :) I'm super excited for this release and am looking forward to a fantastic blog tour (more on that another day).
I don't know how faithful I'll be with the countdown, but today marks just two weeks until release! Readers have already been reading and reviewing it on Goodreads and I am blown away by their kind words. God is so good!
Today I'm preparing to make my first paperback order! Would you like...

Proverbs Journible | Book Review

My Review
The idea behind this journal is fascinating: copy the verses and, while you’re copying them, you’re reflecting on them to journal about it on the right hand side. I cannot say how many times I’ll skim through a verse, but when I slow down enough to copy it, so much more comes out of it and it is more meaningful and I come away with something far greater than just the first skim. So I really appreciate the format of this journal.
It has a hard cover that seems like it will last for yea...

Scripture Graphics #92

“And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.” Mark 4:24This verse comes after the parable of the Sower’s seed (vs. 3-20). Though it definitely applies to receiving the Word for salvation, receiving God’s Word also links to spiritual growth. If we do not accept and apply what God reveals to us, why would He give us more? The question then is not, “am I going to church and reading my Bible?” B...

First Impressions | Book Review

When it comes to Jane Austen retellings, this is probably one of the best that I’ve read, as in there was enough of Austen to know what was going on and how it was implied, but there were also enough original creativity to where I didn’t think, “Well if I wanted to read Austen, I would have just read Austen.” What Debra did with her characters was very clever and creative and fit so well for a modern “Pride and Prejudice.” If she did quote the book through the character’s modern dialogue, it...

Scripture Graphics #91

“And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:3-4Jesus Christ *was* God’s Son—His only begotten Son—yet satan asked “IF Thou be the Son of God...” We are the adopted children of God, and satan still accuses us, “If you’re *really* God’s child, really born again...” Though Jesus’ tempt...

Create! | Book Review

I enjoyed the diversity of ideas in this book. It goes from room décor to clothing to jewelry to artwork. While some ideas are ones that I wouldn’t enjoy, there were other ideas that I loved. There is such a great variety of styles that I think anyone could find several ideas that match their preference from this book. I found the instructions very easy to follow, the formatting light and enjoyable, the pictures appealing, and the tips useful.

This is a very trendy idea book, with ideas using...