Bring Barney Back?

My children have graduated from PBS Kids, Nick Jr and Playhouse Disney. That’s mostly a good thing. I’m sorry, but Caillou’s voice was SUPER annoying. And one can only answer Dora’s questions so many times. Sometimes,  though, I miss the little kid...

Conflict is Good

“You need more conflict.” This is a note I get every time I turn in a manuscript. I tend to make life too easy for my protagonists. I need a push to add in difficult situations, to create tension. It reflects who I am in real life – a hater of...

Forever 24

15 (that’s fifteen) years ago last night, I went into labor. But no one believed me. Why? Because it was the night before my birthday, and because I was a week before my due date. No way was I having my first child then. But I was! I was having my first child...

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is possibly the hardest of all the commands God gives us Christians. I prefer the easy stuff like “Do not kill.” I’ve got that. But forgive? Oh, man. That one is hard. I have to be honest here – I can enjoy refusing forgiveness. I can delight stewing...

Are You for Real?

I just got back from our school’s annual high school retreat. All the sessions we had were great. But my favorite was the one where our speaker addressed “pretend Christians.” I loved that talk because it was during a talk like that, at a Christian...