I don’t always recognize when it’s time to do battle. The enemy is sneaky in his tactics. But as I found myself sinking in the mire, I started to recognize the pattern: depression, anxiety, self-doubt, and irritability . . . to name a few. Have you been there? Have you found a way out? In …
In my next book I have a large cast of characters. I have been struggling to come up with how all the pieces fit together and what the exciting climax will be. But yesterday I found a missing piece that will bring my story together. This scripture: The human body has many parts, but the …
Entering into this moment, would you stop and listen? I Love Your Presence - Austin Johnson. When life is full and my mind fills with anxious thoughts, I know I need a quiet moment with God. I wanted to name this post - Can I Get a Little Quiet Around Here! - but that felt …
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?
Have you ever felt frozen in place? Wondering what your next step should be? And not just wondering—panicking—might be a better term.
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 …
If you were to ask me, I would probably say no. I don’t consider myself that special, and I don’t have very good social or conversational skills. Mostly I’m an introvert who likes time alone. On Valentine’s Day, my husband took me to a concert given by a high school friend who also played at …