Friendship Transcends Prejudice and Discrimination In the heart of the 1870s, the rolling hills of Missouri bore witness to a friendship that defied the societal norms of the time. Gabe, a Native American of the Arapaho Indian Tribe, and Thomas, his white best friend, shared a bond that transcended the prejudices surrounding them. However, theContinue reading “The Shadowed Dreams: Native Americans in Missouri and the 1870s Prejudices”
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From Innocence to Integrity: Thomas’s Growth in the Discerning God’s Best Series
Shaping Character: The Influence of Family and Faith in a Child’s Development Innocence is what I saw when I first looked into the newborn eyes of my grandson, Avery. Integrity is what I see now as he makes daily choices, even when faced with challenges or temptations to behave otherwise. Well, that and a goodContinue reading “From Innocence to Integrity: Thomas’s Growth in the Discerning God’s Best Series”
A Single Amazon Vine Voice Review Makes This Author Cry…Happy Tears.
Tears Aren’t Always Bad Authors put heart and soul into stories. I’m no exception. Some days, Imposter Syndrome kicks in, and I wonder if I am making a difference or if my writing is even good. Thoughtful readers who take the time to leave ratings or reviews help remind me what I do is aContinue reading “A Single Amazon Vine Voice Review Makes This Author Cry…Happy Tears.”
Getting to Know Audiobook Narrator, Emma Faye, Actor. A Bride for Harley Comes Alive.
Finding just the right voice for “A Bride for Harley” was challenging, but when I heard a sample of Emma Faye’s work, I knew she would be the perfect narrator for my Christian Historical Proxy Bride novella.
It’s easy see God in the good and thank him. But where is God during the bad times?
“In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.” Ecclesiastes 7:14 AMP This verse confused me until I had a season one could call the opposite of prosperous. When thingsContinue reading “It’s easy see God in the good and thank him. But where is God during the bad times?”
Thank you for choosing to read my books among the scores of Christian fiction available today.
I love to write, but even more, I love to write for you. You make my fictional characters come alive and provide them a place to call home in your mind. You give them a voice when you introduce them to your friends, and I appreciate your thoughtfulness in sharing. In Matters of the Heart,* bookContinue reading “Thank you for choosing to read my books among the scores of Christian fiction available today.”
Deleting or reworking scenes in a book often feels like cutting your hair without a mirror while using preschool scissors
Editing out scenes is tough for me. I mean, I wrote the words, they must be important. Things that often get cut or reworked usually involve me telling the reader my thoughts. I want to let readers know the backstory, but there’s a fine line between giving too much and too little information. The sceneContinue reading “Deleting or reworking scenes in a book often feels like cutting your hair without a mirror while using preschool scissors”
If my underlying objective is to evoke emotion in my reader, then my ultimate goal should be to awaken a yearning for God in my reader’s heart.
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1800s Healing Salve Recipe from a reader included in With All My Heart—Book 2, Discerning God’s Best series
When writing With All My Heart, I requested help from my readers to locate a period-appropriate recipe. I was thinking of cake or cookies, but Joan Archibald shared her great-great-grandmother’s recipe for Healing Salve, and I knew it had to be a part of the story. This unique recipe, or one like it, was oftenContinue reading “1800s Healing Salve Recipe from a reader included in With All My Heart—Book 2, Discerning God’s Best series”
Life isn’t always like we plan, but it is precisely as God designs.
My daily struggles pale compared to what many women endured in the late 1800s. I stress when my battery is low on my phone, and I don’t have a charger. I fuss over the price of chicken that someone else raised, cleaned, and packaged for me. My frustration is high when GPS alerts me toContinue reading “Life isn’t always like we plan, but it is precisely as God designs.”