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January 26, 2015
Books Author Read | Kathryn Springer
Kathryn Springer, winner of the 2009 ACFW Carol Award (Family Treasures), grew up in a small town in northern Wisconsin, where her parents published a weekly newspaper. As a child, she spent many hours sitting at her mother’s typewriter, plunking out stories, and credits her parents for instilling in her a love of books – which eventually turned into a desire to tell stories of her own. Encouraging women in their faith journey is the reason Kathryn loves to write inspirational fiction. When s...
January 25, 2015
My Apologies to Subscribers
Oh dear. I owe an apology to all of my wonderful blog subscribers.
I am moving my old blog posts written more than a decade ago from Diaryland to my present web site. I moved more than twenty of them before I realized that each and every one of them were going out in emails to subscribers. I thought since they were backdated that they wouldn’t be mailed.
I deeply regret filling your email boxes that way, even if some of them may have been worth reading.
I will change my mode of operation from he...
January 23, 2015
The Books Authors Read | Elizabeth Camden
Elizabeth Camden is a research librarian at a small college in central Florida. Her novels have won the coveted RITA and Christy Awards. She has published several articles for academic publications and is the author of four nonfiction history books. Her ongoing fascination with history and love of literature have led her to write inspirational fiction. Elizabeth lives with her husband near Orlando, Florida.
What was your favorite book as a child?
Anything with pictures in it! I was what psychol...
January 21, 2015
Persistent Prayer: A Generous Spirit
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Because the word(s) God gave me for 2015 were/are “Persistent Prayer,” I have dedicated much of my reading this year to be books and devotionals about prayer.
After finishingThe Circle Maker (awesome, 5 star book!), I turned to a biography of George Muller that was recommended to me by a friend. George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol’s Orphans by Janet & Geoff Benge. It reads like a novel and was written for kids, but I’m finding it a great read for an adult too.
E...
January 19, 2015
Books Authors Read | Cindy Vincent
Cindy Vincent was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and has lived all around the US and Canada. She holds an M.A.Ed, and is the creator of the Mysteries by Vincent murder mystery party games and the Daisy Diamond Detective Series games for girls. She is also the award-winning author of the Buckley and Bogey Cat Detective Caper books, the Daisy Diamond Detective book series, and the Cats are Part of His Kingdom, Too: 33 Daily Devotions to Understanding God’s Love. She lives with her husband an...
January 15, 2015
The Bucket List
The chapter in Mark Batterson’sThe Circle Maker that I read this morning was about goal setting. Big goal setting. Lifetime goal setting. At this stage of my life, like others before me, I have come to call this my Bucket List, the things I want to accomplish before I die.
Call it what you will, I want to dream BIG dreams for my future, no matter how long or short that time may be. I am not out of places I want to go, things I want to accomplish, adventures I want to experience. And this chapt...
January 12, 2015
Books Authors Read | Deb DeArmond
Deb DeArmond is an expert in the fields of leadership, communication, and relationship and conflict resolution. She owns DeArmond and Associates, dedicated to helping others build successful solutions to the challenges they are facing. Deb is the co-founder of MyPurposeNow.org, a website for Christian women 50+. She is a staff writer for the online magazine, Destiny in Bloom and her writing has been featured at Living Better at 50+, WHOA Magazine, and Dallas Family Magazine.
What was your favo...
January 10, 2015
Persistent Prayer: Prayer Journaling
My word for 2015 is “persistent prayer.” Thus much of my meditation, reading, and personal writing this year will be focused on prayer. I am beginning my days with reading a chapter ofThe Circle Makerby Mark Batterson. I have owned a copy of this book for quite some time, and it moved to the top of my readinglist when a dear sister in Christ (and prayer warrior) named it as one of her favorite books on prayer that she read in 2014. I am finding it wonderful, challenging, and faith-building.
I...
January 8, 2015
Cover Ideas Survey – Can You Help Me Decide?
My work in progress is set during the winter in the mountains of Idaho. Which means snow outside and warm fires inside.
The cover is starting to be worked on, and there are two different ways to go. An outdoor scene in thesnow. Or an indoor scene with a blazing fire in the fireplace.Here are two photos that I got from a stock photo site. These arenot what the publisher is using (to my knowledge). These are for my own inspiration. (If you’d like to see more inspiration for this novel, check out...
Spotlight: Buried by Elizabeth Goddard
BURIED
by Elizabeth Goddard
Nowhere to hide.
Fleeing to Alaska is the only option for Leah Marks after witnessing a murder. Afraid for her life, the legal investigator hopes a remote cabin will be a safe shelter. But the killer has tracked her to Mountain Cove. As he chases her into snow-packed Dead Falls Canyon, an avalanche buries them both. Saved by daring search and rescue specialist Cade Warren, Leah longs to tell him the truth. But how can she, without bringing even more danger into Cade’s...
