Sometimes God gives me pictures and phrases like this to drive home a point. If you read last weeks post, Obsessing, you know I’ve been having trouble quieting my mind. This is more of that. As a Christian, I know the importance of not holding things so closely. I know to trust and have faith. …
Are your worries turning into obsessing?
Myrtle Bloom I’m paying this message forward. Sunday’s sermon was given by a member of our congregation who was inspired by a visit to his daughter’s church. This was just what I needed. Last week I published my book. You can find it here: The Journey Gardener and the Compass Thief. My mind has been …
I get excited when the sermon on Sunday opens my eyes in a new way. That’s what I want to share with you—my excitement about who Jesus is. Pastor Seth used the word representative to describe Jesus and I want to dive into two ways this can be understood. Jesus as a representative of God. …
As I sat in service on Good Friday, the Holy Spirit started revealing more depth into Jesus last days and what it all meant. I hope to share to the best of my ability what H.S. showed me. 1. The Rejection What was it about Jesus that had people crying out, “Crucify him!”? I believe …
Have you ever felt frozen in place? Wondering what your next step should be? And not just wondering—panicking—might be a better term.
Today’s promised post is about my characters. I decided to give you a glimpse of the artwork my husband painted for the cover of The Journey Gardener and the Compass Thief based on a scene in my book. I chose this scene because it is where my main characters meet. Here is an excerpt from …
The next promise in my March series is to tell you about what I write. I want to tell you I have a specific genre, but that always seemed so limiting to me. I love a good story…
The next topic for my month of March getting-to-know-me posts, is why I write. This is a common question writers get when taking courses or attending workshops on writing, especially if they’re Christian based. I think the expected answer is “Because God called me to be a writer,” or “God told me to write this …
This month I will be opening up about who I am, why I write, what I write, and the struggles I and my characters face. I grew up in a card playing family. Some of my fondest memories of my parents are of us sitting around their kitchen table with my kids playing ponytail canasta …
The Far Reaches of Grace 