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Blessed. Served. Satisfied.

And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied

~ Mark 6:41–42 (NASB95)

In these two passages above, I see something important for my life here on earth: Jesus blesses. Disciples serve. People will be satisfied.

We all know that the world serves up a lot of “food” that doesn’t satisfy. Succ...

buy with one-click — dangerous words to a bookaholic!

I did it again this morning. I bought more books. I already have more unread books than I can probably get to before I die. And yet there I was, sending more books to my Kindle. Is there such a thing as too many books? I think not.

It started innocently enough. I am currently listening to Philippa Gregory’s Cousins’ War series. I didn’t know a lot about the War of the Roses when I started reading this series, and the second book has brought up some questions. So I went on the Internet to read...

Buy with one-click — Dangerous words to a bookaholic!

I did it again this morning. I bought more books. I already have more unread books than I can probably get to before I die. And yet there I was, sending more books to my Kindle. Is there such a thing as too many books? I think not.

It started innocently enough. I am currently listening to Philippa Gregory’s Cousins’ War series. I didn’t know a lot about the War of the Roses when I started reading this series, and the second book has brought up some questions. So I went on the Internet to read...

Extravagant Worship

In my Bible reading this morning, I came to the following story in Matthew 26:6-13:

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper, a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table. But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste? For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”

But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you bothe...

I Haven’t Forgotten 9/11

September 11th. Twelve years. Kids who were born in September 2001 are turning or have turned twelve years old. I have a granddaughter among them. I remember being present at her birth, not many days after 9/11, and thinking how good it was to have a moment of happiness amid all of the fear and uncertainty and sorrow.

Twelve years old. These kids just started a new school year in the sixth or seventh grades, depending upon the age cut off date of their school districts. And they will never kno...

The Time You Have

This video came to my attention thanks to the Steve Laube blog. It is absolutely fascinating and great motivation to make the time you have count!!

~ robin

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Goodreads Reading Challenge

Unlike many of my friends, I am not a fast reader. I like to linger over sentences. I don’t like to rush through a book. Back before I was a writer, it was not unheard of for me to spend a entire Saturday, lying on the couch, reading a paperback novel from beginning to end. When I was much younger, I even read clear through the night a few times, finishing a book about 6:00 AM. (Too old for that now!)

Anybody who is serious about being a novelist must be serious about being a reader first. Whi...

Who Do You Say Jesus Is?

My Bible reading schedule brought me to Matthew 16 this morning and to a favorite passage of Scripture:

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

And Jesus said to him, “Bless...

Two New Giveaways

I’ve got a couple of new contemporary fiction giveaways for my readers.

First, beginning today, is an opportunity to win a copy ofA Carol for Christmas andReturn to Me, the two books in the Burke Family series, plus a mug that reads, “Oh for a book and a shady nook.” The giveaway runs until September 27th at 11:59 pm MDT. There are multiple ways to enter. The more you complete, the more times your name goes into the Rafflecopter “pot.” The only required option is to leave a comment on this blo...

A Few Favorite Apps for My Mac

I pretty much live on the computer, and I love to find applications that will help me work smarter, write better, get more done in less time, etc. So I thought it was time I did a post about my favorite apps for my laptops/desktops. (I did a post two years ago about iPad apps, in case you’re interested.)

It has been thoroughly established on my blog that I am a total MacHead. In my brainstorming group of ten writers, I was the first to switch to the Mac nearly eight years ago, and this year we...