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,…
15 Christian Fiction Novels to Add to Your Fall Reading List
Fall is the time for pumpkins, falling leaves, and curling up with a warm blanket and a good book. Below is a list of books coming out this fall (or close enough to it). I’ve added the ones that sounded most interesting and had at least two formats. Let me…
Tales From an Active Imagination: Part 7
Seven o’clock in the morning and the sun is already making its way into my bedroom, leaving the dark of night a distant memory. Normally, this wouldn’t bother me.
Book Review: The Words Between Us
As you probably know by now, I love reading. My favorite books come from the fiction shelves. I’m a sucker for historical fiction, but I do love a good contemporary novel (honestly, I’ve been reading a lot of those lately). Christian or non, it doesn’t really matter, though of course…
Is it Possible to Get Angry and Not Look Like a Fool?
Have you ever made a rash decision made from temper? Did you regret it later on, after you have calmed down? At some point in our lives, we all make bad decisions based upon our emotions. We’re too quick to respond. We may say something we don’t really mean, or…
2 Authors with Debut Novels in 2019
This year in my reading adventures, I have read 2 books that were debut novels. I love the idea of picking up a brand new book from a brand new author. One day, I would love to be in their shoes. The first author you may have seen in a…
The Right Decision May Not Always Be the Popular One
Sometimes the choices we need to make are not very popular ones. They go against the popular majority, make us face our fears, or expect more from us than we could ever think possible. Let’s take a look at Queen Vashti for a moment. Here’s a woman who tends to…
A Mother’s Heart
At exactly 6:15 AM, like clockwork, Grace opens her eyes to a brand new day. It’s been a long time since she has needed an alarm clock; her body somehow knows this is her time, the only real time she has to herself. Quietly, she pulls the covers off, stands,…
Look to Esther as an Example to Face Your Fears
Fear. It’s all around us. It’s inside of us. Great or small, we all, at some point, have something we are afraid of. I’m afraid of sna the “s” word. I’m afraid of failure, of being wrong or making a mistake. I have phone anxiety, probably because of the above.…
Book Review: Lulu’s Cafe
Lulu’s Cafe by T.I. Lowe was an intoxicating piece that brought an abundance of emotions to the surface. At times I wept for the main character, Leah Allen, as she endured being tortured by her husband during his drunken fits of rage. As Leah put it, she was living with…