Now that Tears to Joy has been published, I want to offer my family and friends a chance to buy it prior to the release date of November 20. This is why I am hosting a pre-release party Friday, October 5 at the Bridge Church. I will be available to sign copies of the book and to answer questions as we celebrate what God has…
We’ve all heard it said, “Dreams really do come true.” Well in this case, it did! I have shared before on my blog about my childhood dream to be an author. I’d come home from school and write stories just for fun. Ok, so maybe that sounds kind of nerdy, but I believe God put a burning desire in my heart to write at a…
Five things not to say to people returning from the mission field: 5. “Bless your heart. I know you have got to be so glad to be home.” Believe it or not many people (if not most) who serve overseas actually enjoy it. While they are grateful to reconnect with people they’ve missed, they also left behind people they love. Their homecoming is usually…
We all have those moments when we wish the ground would swallow us up and hide us from the embarrassment we are to ourselves. I’ve had way too many of these moments recently. You know what I’m talking about…those moments when you strut out of the bathroom only to be told your skirt is tucked in (yes, that happened to me today), or those times…
Anyone who knows me knows that one of my absolute places to be is at the base of a waterfall. It doesn’t matter how many times I visit a specific waterfall, I never cease to be mesmerized by its beauty. Last week, I visited such a place with friends. The chilling waters remind me that I am alive – boy howdy, that water was COLD!!!…
I love it when a scripture jumps off the page at me screaming, “This is for you! This is for you!” Well, maybe not literally but the Holy Spirit definitely illuminates certain verses at just the right moment. I’ve been praying for someone who is in a situation that is hopeless unless the Lord intervenes. I recently received a letter from him, asking to pray that…