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Why I love Christian Publishing

As you read this I'm in Dallas attending ACFW board meetings today and the conference that starts tomorrow. In honor of it here's a post I wrote last year that is still very true and appropriate!


Eric and me at the 2010 ACFW Gala


This is truly one of the highlights of my year. And Tuesday I was reminded why I can't imagine missing ACFW.

I have a proposal I'm beefing up for ACFW. It's already

Women in High Def: review

If you're like me, you may keep your eyes open for devotionals that encourage and challenge you where you are. For me that means running sixteen different directions and trying to find ways to love and serve God in the chaos and find Him in the busyness. I was just telling some friends that my heart's cry is to be ever in the middle of His will. Somedays it just seems harder to find where that is

The Reunion by Dan Walsh

Watch out...I'm preparing to gush...I've long been a fan of Dan Walsh's books, but The Reunion is absolutely soul-touching. Don't get this book unless you want to feel...deeply. And honor vets...and friendship...and love. My husband stole this book the day it arrived and couldn't put it down. He reads widely and has put down one of Dan's books, but this one he literally carried around the

3 Tips for Successful Radio Interviews

In the last couple weeks I've participated in a couple blog radio interviews. Radio is a format I really enjoy. Think about it, no one can see if I've got make-up on and I don't have to go anywhere. They can't see how messy and jumbled my desk is. Radio also keeps my complicated life a wee bit simpler. But it's also a format I really enjoy. Unfortunately, I know it's a format that stresses many

Faith Thoughts: Adoption

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Interview with Amanda Cabot, author of Christmas Roses

Today I'm delighted to introduce you to my friend Amanda Cabot. Her latest books, Christmas Roses, released September 1, so I invited her over to tell us more about the story and her writing. Please join me in welcoming Amanda.



Amanda, can you tell us what draws
you to the time period you write about?


I
actually write in a number of different time periods, although – so far, at
least –

Unending Devotion by Jody Hedlund

Recently I received a copy of Jody Hedlund's latest release Unending Devotion. Jody burst on to the writing scene a couple years ago with The Preacher's Bride, a fantastic book that retold the story of John Bunyon in fictional form. Her next book looked at the Whitmans. Unending Devotion turns to the lumber era in Michigan mixing real people and events with fictional characters. The strength

House of Mercy Review

There are so many great books releasing right now...lots of great fiction to share with you. Today I want to introduce you to the latest from Erin Healy.

Erin Healy is back with another story that takes twists and turns through the natural and supernatural worlds. This author's books tend to have a strong supernatural thread, and House of Mercy follows in that vein. The book tackles the idea of

Falling to Pieces Series Review

Amish novels are not usually my first choice. I like them, but they tend to languish in my to-be-read pile, jumped over by romantic suspense and historicals. Yet I've often found when I do start an Amish book like those by Tricia Goyer and Leslie Gould/Mindy Starns Clark, I usually like them.

This series is a great example of how much the right series can resonate with me.  I received the first

A Great American & the Brandenburg Gate

When we were in Germany, the place I had my pinch me moment was the Brandenberg Gate. In no small part that was because of the speech Ronald Reagan made in 1987 at that spot. I went to college while the wall was collapsing. I thought I would get a Ph.D. in international relations with an emphasis on the former Soviet Union. My essay the year I was awarded the Truman Scholarship dealt with how we