Dealing With Criticism

I love almost everything about writing. I love being creative, I love working with creative people. I love seeing how my words translate into a cover and how my plots get condensed into a “back of the book blurb.” I love the feel of the computer keys...

The Devil Made Me Do It?

I have a good friend in the medical field who says “I have never met a demon I can’t medicate.” He argues that mental illness is the culprit in cases like last week’s shooting – that people’s minds can be so compromised that they...

Why Does God Allow Tragedies?

The school shooting in Connecticut yesterday was horrific. I can barely think about it without crying. Innocent little children, brave teachers – gunned down…why?? Who would do something like that? So many people – angry at this crime, hurting for...

ME Forgive HER???

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. And I haven’t even had really terrible things done to me. I...

In Favor of Arranged Marriage

As a mother of three – two tweens and a teen – I think the practice of arranged marriages should be reinstated. Forget the fact that my husband and I wouldn’t be married if that practice had been in place when we were dating, nor would any of our friends. Or our...