My Year in Review

It is fitting that my “Year in Review” post is a day late…2012 was so crazy busy that I felt like I was rushing all the time just to keep up! But it was an amazing year! Here are some of the highlights: I had THREE books published in 2012!! My oldest...

Career vs. Calling

“How do I know what God wants me to do?” This is a question I hear a lot, a question that is at the heart of Right Where I Belong. And it’s an important question. Too many people answer this question incorrectly, or don’t ask it correctly, and...

Christmas 1994

Eighteen years ago this week, Dave brought me home for Christmas. Except that he didn’t tell his parents we were dating. He hadn’t told me, yet, we were dating. We had, in fact, been “hanging out” for about six months (yep, that’s months)...

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...