A few years ago, when my daughter was around three, we decided to load up the family RV and take it on a journey across the country. We were living in Arizona at the time, and we wanted to go visit my husband's family in Illinois but also stop at several places along the way … Continue reading Road Trip!
Breaking Character
Happy Birthday to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, born on this day back in 1859! Though he is most well-known as the creator of beloved sleuth Sherlock Holmes, there was so much more to the famed writer than just his enduring literary works. Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland to an alcoholic father and Irish Catholic … Continue reading Breaking Character
Author Spotlight: Janyre Tromp
Welcome to this month's author spotlight! Each month, I will be highlighting one author that I think you, dear readers, should know about! Not only will I tell you a little bit about them, but I will also be featuring one of their latest books and giving you some info on how you can connect. … Continue reading Author Spotlight: Janyre Tromp
Humble Pie
Have you ever eaten a humble pie? Now, don't get me wrong. I love pie. ALL pie. Give me all your pumpkin, your cherry, your pecan, your apple, and especially your key lie. But a humble pie? I think that's the only one I could do without. Unfortunately, often times, I need it. And God … Continue reading Humble Pie
The Mystery of The Lusitania
On May 7, 1915, one hundred and eleven years ago yesterday, the British ocean liner Lusitania was torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. Within 20 minutes, the vessel sank into the Celtic Sea. Of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people drowned, including 128 Americans, such as Alfred Gwynne … Continue reading The Mystery of The Lusitania
Reluctant Freedom
Fred Smith, the noted evangelical, once observed: "Grace was genuine, real, personal, and palpable to the great saints. Brother Lawrence, Frank Laubach, Francois Fenelon--these Christians mystics never doubted they were the constant recipients of God's amazing grace. Grace was a practical part of their everyday lives." As Christians, the word "grace" is a common part … Continue reading Reluctant Freedom
Birth of A Rite of Passage
There is perhaps no greater symbol of the emerging twentieth century than the humble automobile. Bicycle mechanics J. Frank and Charles Duryea of Springfield, Massachusetts, designed the first successful American gasoline automobile in 1893, then won the first American car race in 1895, capturing the public's imagination. They then went on to make the first … Continue reading Birth of A Rite of Passage
Author Spotlight: Eliza Knight
Welcome to this month's author spotlight! Each month, I will be highlighting one author that I think you, dear readers, should know about! Not only will I tell you a little bit about them, but I will also be featuring one of their latest books and giving you some info on how you can connect. … Continue reading Author Spotlight: Eliza Knight
Approval Addict
One of the questions I get asked about the most as a writer is about criticism. And I'll be honest, criticism is a tough one for me. When you take a chance and put anything out into the world--be it a book, a piece of art, or even just a thought or idea--you open yourself … Continue reading Approval Addict
Happy Birthday, Old Sport
"And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." One of the most beautiful sentences in American literature, ending one of the most beautiful books in all of American literature. And not just according to me, although I've made secret of my love for Fitzgerald's masterpiece, published on this … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Old Sport
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