I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.Exodus 31:3 (NLT) It’s been a year, since I left the gates of Aurora, and what a year it has been! Traveling through the outer villages plying my trade, I picked up my sidekick, Sheff, …
I watched her approach the Gnarled Woods from my perch. She was most likely a Ute, I’d guess fifteen. That’s when they get spit out into the real world. I could see something glowing from her hand. She held it out in front of herself, passing it left to right, then back to center again. …
I’m excited to try something different. As a way to bridge the gap between my blog and my fiction writing, I have decided to post a few short stories about my secondary characters from my new project, Maelee’s Journey. Starting with Meg, the best friend (who is named after one of my puppies.) So here …
The other day I was thinking about how easy it is to fall into the trap of self-reliance, basing my thoughts and actions on my experience of the world, and trying to learn how to navigate within it. I couldn’t help but wonder if that was exactly how I’d been living. Can you see me …
Intimacy with God always comes before impact for God.Allen Arnold Today I am attending the West Coast Christian Writers’ Conference online, but it is also my day to write my blog. I decided to check my email and found the quote above in Allen’s daily email. He is always full of wisdom and points me …
And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision…Habakkuk 2:2a (ESV) My desire to be a writer began in grade school. I was about 11 or 12. I’m turning 64 next week and have yet to publish my first book. As you can figure out, this process has taken me over half a century, so far! …
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.Psalm 147:3,5 (ESV) January is a great month for reflection. By the time February rolls around I generally have a greater understanding of my hopes and dreams, and what changes I want to make …
This week at Bible study our teacher shared her life verses and asked us to come prepared to share ours at our next meeting. Honestly I haven’t thought about mine for years. I know it was about 40 years ago when I rededicated my life to following Christ and was baptized in the Holy Spirit. …
Persevere — this was my word for 2021. It was a word I didn’t particularly desire. Nobody wants to think of having to persevere. Perseverance generally presumes hard times are in the future. Yet, because God is good, I knew persevering was not without reward. When you are given your One Word for the year, …
I was excited about writing a series on the names of God. I started a draft then realized how deep I must go to write a good blog for you. Then November came and with it I committed to write 1500 words a day on my novel for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month.) It took …
The Far Reaches of Grace 