Saving Scotland

While doing research for Emma’s Quest on St. Andrews and Dundee, Scotland, I stumbled upon the history of the Recording Scotland Collection. Since my father was an artist from Dundee, I loved learning about the heroic efforts of British artists during World War II to...

Trouble Aboard

“When a gentle southerly breeze came up, they weighed anchor, thinking it would be smooth sailing. But they were no sooner out to sea than a gale-force wind, the infamous nor’ easter, struck. They lost all control of the ship. It was a cork in the storm.” —Acts...

The House God Builds

I read a story of a carpenter who told his boss he was ready to retire and spend time with his wife and family. His boss was saddened because this man had been a good, reliable employee for many years. He asked the carpenter if he would do him a favor and build one...

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

A few weeks ago, a female cardinal began attacking her reflection in the glass of one of our porch doors. She would come several times daily, sit on our table umbrella, and throw herself repeatedly against the window. Next, she’d hop onto the door handle and peck the...

The Good Part

“Clocks were created to make us the stewards of our time but sometimes end up making us nervous.” –Calvin Miller An Irish proverb asserts, “When God made time, he made plenty of it.” Still, the incessant ticking of the clock as I write my first 2023 Hub devotion...

Simply as I see it

Author Snapshot Giveaway Winners

THANK YOU to everyone who entered my Author Snapshot Giveaway! I appreciate all of your shares and blog subscriptions. The 3 Lucky Winners have been chosen and are listed above. I’ll contact each winner by email soon to receive your book selection from one...

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It’s Not Dead

That tree is dead. It should be taken out. Cut down. Destroyed.  It mars the landscape. Is an unsightly distraction from the beauty that surrounds it. Then— a whisper rises in my spirit. “Oh, but you’re wrong. Its towering, leafless branches offer a resting...

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Mercy’s Rain and Liar’s Winter Reviews

Mercy’s Rain is a riveting tale of a young Appalachian girl who endures the “unthinkable” at the hands of her pastor father. When Mercy Roller takes justice into her hands, the freedom and peace she covets continue to elude her. Consumed with escalating anger,...

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Author Snapshot Review Giveaway

Author Snapshot Review Giveaway

4 MONTHS —15 AMAZING AUTHORS To express my gratitude to my faithful readers and the many outstanding authors who continue to support me on my writing journey, I’m hosting my second AUTHOR SNAPSHOT BOOK GIVEAWAY! Enter for a chance to select a book...

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Let It Be Said

Today is a gift. Its possibilities limitless. What stories will these pages tell? Where will these feet go? Let it be said that I depended on God’s boundless grace and not my finite wisdom, that I saw God’s desire for me and welcomed it, that I moved forward even when...

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Tim Riordan

Tim Riordan

When goal-oriented Georgia author, Tim Riordan, was eighteen-years-old, he made a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life. One was to write ten books. Today, with a whole lot of life left (God willing), he’s about to publish number eleven. Born in...

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Cindy Ervin Huff

Cindy Ervin Huff

Award-winning Illinois author, Cindy Ervin Huff, was born in Wichita, Kansas. Her family moved when she was one and every few years thereafter. She said life as a “military brat” forced her to be an extrovert to find friends.  After her dad served...

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Author Snapshot Shout Out!

Author Snapshot Shout Out!

Hi Subscribers and Readers, For over a year, on Saturdays, I’ve featured amazing authors on my blog. This week I’m taking a break and using this time and space to seek additional published authors to feature in the Author Snapshot segment of my website. Please...

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For the Love of Emma Announcement

IT’S OFFICIAL!   I’ve signed a two book contract with Mountain Brook Ink of White Salmon, WA for my novel For the Love of Emma and its sequel. I couldn't be happier. A huge thank you to Miralee Ferrell of MBI and my agent, Cyle Young of Hartline Literary...

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Adria Wilkins

Adria Wilkins

Author Adria Wilkins, a Bowling Green, Kentucky preacher’s daughter, grew up to marry her Prince Charming, a Minister of Discipleship. They later moved to Woodbridge, Virginia where they lived happily-ever-after. At least that’s the story her contagious smile and...

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Ane Mulligan

Ane Mulligan

Southern-fried women’s fiction author, Ane Mulligan says, “Southern women are some of the strongest women I know.” Although born in Inglewood, California, she’s now joined the ranks of those strong women by making her home in Sugar Hill, Georgia, the location of her...

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Joleen Steel

Joleen Steel

Author Joleen Steel was born in Richmond British Columbia, Canada. Although she remains a Canadian citizen, she makes her home in Warrenville, Illinois with her husband and the youngest of their three sons, Matthew. She was sixteen when she wrote her first...

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