Zeke Lam on dealing with disappointments
We have a guest speaking to us today. He's Zeke Lam, author of the nonfiction book subMission, talking to us about dealing with life's disappointments.
View ArticleAuthor Staci Stallings on the little girl who wanted two pieces of candy
She said, “I just feel so greedy wanting it all.” As if the Holy Spirit opened a lesson book, she went on, “It’s like the other day. I was at the store, and there was this little girl in front of me in...
View ArticleFay Lamb on “the chive check”
Before you start your day, do you look into the mirror? It’s only natural. We want to see if anything needs to be fixed in order to make us fit to be seen. The mirror does not make us presentable. The...
View ArticleGod rejoices over you with singing
A key scripture in my novel, Winds of Wyoming, is Zephaniah 3:17: “The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will...
View ArticleAgainst the wind
Biosphere 2 is massive and interesting, but it was the discussion of one seemingly insignificant tree that got my attention. Just a twenty-plus-year-old tree, growing under glass. The tour guide...
View ArticleGod – our strength, our comfort
hen I was a young woman, I hoped that I would marry the perfect man. I hoped that I would become a mother. I hoped that I would be happy, and have a wonderful life. But when I should have been patient,...
View ArticleWin a Nook Color from Shannon Dittemore! “Angel Eyes” Giveaway, with Facebook...
I hope you saw the review I posted yesterday of Angel Eyes, a supernatural story that I fell in love with. Turns out the author, Shannon Dittemore, is holding a contest giving away a Nook Color, and...
View ArticleI got the joy…joy…joy
I don’t know about you, but I want some more of that inexpressible and glorious joy. But how are we supposed to get it when life is filled with numerous challenges and struggles. I believe the Bible...
View ArticleDon’t give up on your dream …
My Tales of Faeraven series began as a story to entertain my little girl during a drive. For the main character of my story, I twisted the name of her doll, Cinda, and came up with "Syl Marinda," a...
View ArticleAm I a racist?
Racism is a topic that my heart keeps returning to. What is it? What causes it? Why is it so hard to escape? Why do many white people from outlying areas of my city avoid driving in predominantly...
View ArticleMy father, engineer
This slide rule belonged to my dad, the engineer. Eldred W. Hough, although he was the oldest son, wasn’t named for his father, Thomas C. Hough. Instead, his younger brother got the name Thomas Hough....
View ArticleMy mother, mom and opera singer
Jane Ruth Elder, my mother, grew up in Tacoma, Washington, during the Depression in the family of a teacher. In those days, teachers were paid little. It became apparent that her parents could not...
View ArticleWhy is this car grinning?
Monster the car is grinning. He thinks he won. Well, I’ve got news for him. I’ve been fighting with this car ever since we got him, nearly ten years ago. I went to a small dealer on the edge of the...
View ArticleBook Review: Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Crispin: The Cross of Lead, by Avi, Book 1 in the Crispin trilogy Published 2002 by Hyperion Books for Children, New York, 262 pages Genre: Historical drama for tweens This book won the Newbery Award...
View ArticleEditing Jane Austen!?!
A teen-aged Jane Austen wrote a novella that she never even titled, much less published herself. It’s been called Lady Susan, and now it’s been made into a movie, “Love and Friendship.” Austen is known...
View ArticleElla Hough, full of promise
My great-aunt, Ella Hough, was an amazing artist. I know because I have her sketchbook. She was born in 1867 to Thomas Hough and his wife Jane. Thomas was a successful entrepreneur who immigrated in...
View ArticleI am hopeful about my latest book!
As you know, my loyal fans, I’ve been working on learning the novel-writing craft for about twelve years. I’ve learned a lot along the way, and I’ve been able to bless others as an editor and...
View ArticleSchool Visits & Speaking
For school visits and speaking, I am prepared to lead groups of up to 30 middle-school students (or adults) in these experiences: Creating a group story with three-act structure modeled on various...
View ArticleI got the joy…joy…joy
I don’t know about you, but I want some more of that inexpressible and glorious joy. But how are we supposed to get it when life is filled with numerous challenges and struggles. I believe the Bible...
View ArticleSo, what’s happening with your book, Phyllis?
Getting published take time when you’re not indie publishing. Which I am not. So, I have five book manuscripts in various states of finish. I’m hopeful for all of them, of course! And so glad to have...
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