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"God Knows My Heart"

"What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)" 1 Kings 8:38-39
I've heard the phrase, "Well God knows my heart" (meaning, "He knows I inten...

Two Shepherd Books | Book Review

I was recently in a thrift store and picked up what I thought was A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23. Turns out, it was another book in Phillip Keller's "Shepherd Trilogy." I finished reading it last week, and it was SO good. Since I was posting that review on here, I thought I'd back up and post a review of both of the "shepherd" books I had read. To find out more about the books, click the links on the titles.

A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 I could quote half of the book...so perhaps I'll just s...

Roseanna White | Interview

This week, I'm excited to be interviewing one of my top favorite authors, Roseanna White. Granted, I have not read all of her written work (yet), but everything that I have read has had a great balance of realism, Christianity, and history.
Writing is only a part of your life. How do you juggle being an author, homeschooling mom, and everything else that life entails?It’s mostly a matter of priorities. I get up at 5:30 every day so I have 2 solid hours of writing time before I need to worry wi...

Down by the Riverside | Music Video

A few years ago, one of my students asked me to arrange her a spiritual, for her to play for her daddy. I actually got some books and studied styling to expand my knowledge in this style. And I had a blast. Since then, I've added another verse to it to make it a more complete arrangement. Enjoy!

   
 For more information on the sheet music, visit: http://www.withajoyfulnoise.com/down-by-the-riverside.html

Mephibosheth: A Picture of the Redeemed

The other day in my Bible reading, I read about Mephibosheth -- and realized how he is a good picture of the redeemed. Look..."And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually." 2 Samuel 9:7

- It was nothing he did to merit a changed position; we did nothing to merit salvation with God.
- He could have rejected the king's offer but accept...

Scripture Designs 04

This week I decided to add the thoughts that I originally shared when I posted the verses on FB and IG (below the images).



If all that is within me is focused on blessing God, then it leaves no room for grumbling, self-pity, selfishness, or pride.

In times of discouragement, where is our focus? On how cast down we are? Or on the God of our hope, our praise, and our health?

"For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one a...

Create a Company with Me!

I need help with something fun! I have decided that, for my Civil War story (aka, "Journey of Choice"), I will create my own company to be in the 18th Missouri regiment. This means I need 100 men (I probably won't mention them all by name, but I need to know of them as an author, right?). And I have four. ;) I feel very dry when it comes to thinking up SO many names, so I'm asking you: what are some Civil War-era names? First and last. Shoot away!!!

"Befriending the Beast" | Cover Reveal

I am super excited and thrilled to be able to show everyone my cover for "Befriending the Beast!" To be honest, I designed the cover before the first draft of the story was completed. ;)
Be on the lookout for "Befriending the Beast's" release! Or ... just mark your calendars for September 30!
Oh yeah, that's right. You're probably more interested in a new book cover than in my jabbering (because, after all, I like drooling over covers more than reading someone's exuberance almost any day too ;)...

Blessed Assurance | Blog Tour and Giveaway

Who doesn't like a good mystery? I'm sure there are a few, but most people do like mysteries. What about a mystery within a mystery. Faith Blum's new novella is just that. First there's the mystery of who tried to dupe five mail order brides. Then Adelaide finds out someone is claiming she's a runaway bride. What happens to her? Find out in Blessed Assurance.

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Giveaway Reminder, Guest Post

I don't always post short "just links" type things on here, but I wanted to make sure that all of you had a chance to enter Jen Turano's giveaway from last week. It ends tonight! Hop over to enter!

And then, since I was posting for that anyway, why not steer you over to a lovely blog, Noveltea, where Lydia did a guest post and book review for me, centered on "Me? Teach Piano?" So if you're interested: http://aidylewoh.blogspot.mx/2016/08/pianos-teaching-and-guest.html