Janet Sketchley's Blog: Tenacity, page 82
May 1, 2015
Author Interview: Tandy Balson
Tandy Balson is an inspirational speaker and writer who uses the ordinary to inspire. Tandy blogs at Time with Tandy, and she has written two inspirational books, Inspirations from the Everyday and the newly-released Dragonflies, Snowdrifts and Spice Cake.
I met Tandy last year at Write Canada, and I’m excited to have her visiting with us today.
Janet: Welcome, Tandy! What are a few things you’d like us to know about you?
Tandy: I am a wife, mother, grandmother and follower of Jesus who makes...
April 30, 2015
The Long and Winding (Writing) Road
Guest posting again today at The Borrowed Book: come and look back with me at some of the challenges and joys of writing the Redemption’s Edge series so far:The Long and Winding (Writing) Road. Perhaps you can relate.
April 29, 2015
Expectations and Limitations – And Freedom
But the people who know their God will be strong and will resist him.
Daniel 11:32b, NLT*
The context of this verse is a prophecy about a future king who will “flatter and win over those who have violated the covenant.” (Daniel 11:32a, NLT*)
What protects God’s people? They know Him, and they act on that knowledge. They rely on Him.
The last two weekends I’ve been blessed to attend worship conferences. Both highlighted the importance of knowing who we are in Christ – defining our identity a...
April 28, 2015
Deconstructing Anxiety
Do you ever feel anxious? Under pressure, real or imagined?God has proved Himself faithful in my life, but my family would tell you I can still turn anything into a source of stress.
I’m guest posting today at The Borrowed Book, and I’ve shared what I’m learning about guarding (or reclaiming) my mental peace.
Interested? Click here: Deconstructing Anxiety.
April 27, 2015
Review: No One to Trust, by Lynette Eason
No One to Trust, by Lynette Eason (Revell, 2014)
Summer Abernathy wakes up one morning to find her husband missing, three men in her home intent on finding him, and the life she’s been living based on a lie. Which Kyle Abernathy did she marry? The computer programmer she met in line at the bank? Or the one who was apparently using that image as a cover? (From the publisher’s website)
Kyle Abernathy is really David Hackett, living undercover in hopes the Witness Security program can keep him...
April 24, 2015
We Must Remain Teachable
We Must Remain Teachable, by Steph Beth Nickel I can’t remember not being a Christian. I believe I went from a childish faith right into a childlike faith. And by now, with the dawn of my 55th year on the horizon, you’d think I would have it all together—or at least be well on the way.
I wish!
I have been working through Larry and Kathy Miller’s most recently released book, Never Ever Be the Same. And wow! Do I have a lot to learn! (I hope to read through it every six months or so and see wha...
April 22, 2015
Obstacles or Stepping Stones?
For we have heard how the Lord made a dry path for you through the Red Sea when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed.
Joshua 2:10, NLT*
En route to the Promised Land, Israel encountered two kings who refused to allow them to pass. Each king attacked, and was killed along with all his people. You can read the story in Numbers 21:21-35.
I can imagine the Israelites, thinking they were on...
April 20, 2015
Review: Five Miles South of Peculiar, by Angela Hunt
Five Miles South of Peculiar, by Angela Hunt (Howard Books, 2012)
Twins Carlene and Darlene celebrate their 50th birthday during this story, and younger sister Nolie is in her forties. Each woman’s life has been shaped by past hurt, whether inflicted or received, intended or imagined. And as the back cover says, “If these three sisters don’t change direction, they’ll end up where they’re going.”
Angela Hunt does an amazing job of bring three very different and yet believable sisters to life,...
April 17, 2015
Secrets and Lies Interview
Ron Hughes from HopeStreamRadio interviewed me last month, and while it’s not archived on their site, I’ve posted it to mine. We talked about a few aspects of writing and about my novels, and I read an excerpt from Secrets and Lies. The interview is about ten minutes long, if you’d like to have a listen (just click the “play” triangle in the media player below). And do check out HopeStreamRadio. They currently provide about twohours of content per day, which repeats throughout the day. There’...
April 15, 2015
Who Does it Look Like We’re Living For?
So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”
2 Corinthians 5:20, NLT*
An ambassador’s words and behaviour should reveal the character of whoever the ambassador represents.
What does that mean for Christians? If we’re living for “One Name Alone,” we can choose His will and His way (including His “house rules”) over our own, and do it cheerfully, not grudgingly, because we love Him and it’s a joy to do whatever we...
