This is the season when we all start taking a look at what we’re thankful for. But have you ever been in a different type of season, one where it’s difficult to see or to even take the time to look? On Sunday morning, I stood on the stage with…
Book Review: Shades of Light
“It’s like the guardrails on your life are gone,” Wren had once explained to her, “You think you’re going crazy because you can’t trust what your body is saying. You feel like you’re going to die, like you’ve completely lost control, and you don’t know if you’re safe or not.…
The Rose Garden: Part 9
It’s been a while since I’ve posted another part of my story, The Rose Garden, so here is the next part. I have been working on the edits, and now I’m on to a brand new story that utilizes the same cafe and bakeshop. If you’ve been reading along but…
10 Christmas Books for the Christian Fiction Reader
The snow has begun to fall here in Western New York, and my thoughts are turning to winter and, inevitably, Christmas. I know, I know, we haven’t had Thanksgiving yet. But who are we kidding? Many of us are already purchasing Christmas gifts (I bought my first one in August).…
Peace Beyond the Water’s Edge
Nathan and Christina pulled into the gravel parking lot beside Buck Pond. As soon as Nathan cut the engine, they made themselves busy, releasing the ropes that held their canoe securely to the top of their minivan. Their movements were swift, with a grace that could only come from partners…
Book Review: A Distance Too Grand
A Distance Too Grand by Regina Scott My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Perhaps she could fit in, just as she was. All she had to do was be herself.” In A Distance Too Grand, Regina Scott reminds us to rise above the world’s expectations simply by being ourselves. The…
Because I Said Yes
This past weekend I attended the reNEW Christian writer’s retreat in West Hartford, Connecticut. When I was originally asked to go by a woman in my church, I had to take some time to think about it. Even after I had said “yes” and paid the deposit, I was second–guessing…
Excerpt from a Very Rough Draft
The excerpt below is from the story, A Work of Heart. This is a story I have been working on for a long time and will one day soon return to. For a little background, Jeremy is a photographer and has been sent to a town in the Finger Lakes…
Book Review: One More River to Cross
Typically when I read historical fiction, the novel is set somewhere in the 1800s in England, or in the mid-1900s U.S. or Europe (WW2 era mostly). So this book, set in pioneer times was something new for me, and I have to say it did not disappoint. My review below…
Tales From an Active Imagination: Part 8
I’ve been continuing my work on The Rose Garden this month. My goal is to finish writing the story by the end of the month, the “first” draft, anyway, and then go from there (edits, revamps, you know the drill). Rose and Nicole’s story will finally come to an end,…