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September 18, 2017
September 16, 2017
Our God Plans Ahead- Lessons from the life of Jonah
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When I read the book of Jonah one phrase always catches my attention. Four times we read the words ‘God prepared’ or the ‘Lord had prepared.” This tells me that God always plans ahead or better yet, because he already sees tomorrow he knows what we need before we do. Nothing ever catches him off guard or by surprise. He never says, “Didn’t see that one coming.” He never worries or frets about a situation. He always has all things under his control. The things that happen in our lives are no...
September 14, 2017
Deleted Scene- Whither Shall I Go?
I thought you all might enjoy reading some of the deleted scenes from my debut novel, Whither Shall I Go?. This first one was the original prologue– the day Ellie was born. In the near future, I plan to post more of these deleted scenes, all of them revolving around Ellie’s adventures in Cades Cove before the tragedy. Enjoy!
The bitter cold and thick snow blanketed the mountain, and icicles hung like jagged teeth from the edge of the roof. Trees, bent under the weight of the heavy snow, a...
September 13, 2017
Five Star Book Review- Love’s Unfading Light
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Book Review- Love’s Unfading Light
By: Naomi Rawlings
Book One in the Eagle Harbor series
Tressa Danell is finished with men—from the wastrel who left her a widow, to the smelly trapper who keeps proposing, to the banker who wants to repossess her bakery. Every hour is spent working to pay off her late husband’s debt and keep a roof over her son’s head, though it’s doubtful she can do both for very long. But one thing’s certain—she’ll never be beholden to a man again.
Tired of living in a sm...
September 11, 2017
Movie Monday- Movie reviews
Holyman Undercover
An Amish man comes to Hollywood to be a missionary and gets cast as Satan on a nighttime soap opera.
My Thoughts:
We were so disappointed by this movie. We’ve enjoyed other films with David A. R. White, so we expected this one to be the same pure quality.
This was not a clean film. Nor is it family-friendly.
I’ve watched PG-13 secular films with less sexual innuendos- both heterosexual and homosexual. I know what they were trying to express, but they went way overboard.
Al...
September 9, 2017
This week, 8 years ago, my husband and I went through on...
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This week, 8 years ago, my husband and I went through one of the greatest trials of our lives. We were considering a move to Colorado and so, Daniel and I had gone on a survey trip to find a good church and put a contract on a house. We left our 22 month old daughter in the hands of trusted babysitters. They did a great job. When we returned from our trip, two days later, our little one woke up with a fever and flu symptoms. I took her to see her pediatrician and he said he looked like a sum...
September 5, 2017
What People Are Saying About “Whither Shall I Go?”
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I want to say thank you to everyone who has read my novel, purchased my novel, downloaded it for free, liked my page, shared my posts… Readers are what being an author is all about!
This morning I want to share with you the reviews from readers on Amazon.
If you love Christian fiction, you need this book in your life!
By Amy Dohmen on September 5, 2017
This is the best book I have read in a long time!!! It was so good, that I stayed up way past my bedtime finishing it up. I kept telling...
September 3, 2017
Labor Day Giveaway
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Will Ellie learn to trust God before it’s too late?
Labor Day Giveaway! Whither Shall I Go? eBook FREE from Sunday through Tuesday. Download your free copy NOW @ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074GZY6SQ.
August 31, 2017
Throwback Thursday
In honor of throwback Thursday, I’m sharing some poems I wrote way back when. I believe it was in my late childhood years or early teens. Don’t laugh… too hard!
I’m sure I was older than in this picture. But I thought it was so cute.The Noisy Geese[image error]
Hear the noisy geese go by,
As they fly up in the sky.
Listen as they honk so loud,
Then they disappear in the cloud.
Sounds
Drip, drop goes the rain.
Chew, chew says the train.
Bow, wow barks the dog.
Then you hear that croaking frog.
A Frien...
August 30, 2017
Guest Post on the Faith in Writing Blog
Read my guest post on the Faith in Writing Blog– Have you lost your song?
Please welcome Gina Holder to Faith in Writing. She has written a post for our Musical Wednesdays feature.
On any given Sunday morning in any given church, there’s one thing that stands out above anything else. Many in the congregation are not singing. They don’t even hold a hymnal and pretend to sing. They stand there like stoic beings with their arms crossed and not a word of praise passes over...
