Work to Rest Ratios

Last weekend, when I went to bed on Friday night, I opted not to set an alarm for Saturday morning. This is usually a safe bet, since while I don’t get up at the crack of dawn, I do not have the gift of sleeping long and late. It’s not a big stretch to...

Have You Been to Hidden Falls?

I had an awesome experience over the winter. I wrote a serialized novel, Season One of Hidden Falls, which released in 13 episodes. Find out more about it here. If you haven’t read it yet, the advantage is now you can download all the episodes and read straight...

Hearing Hope

“He is risen.” “He is risen indeed!” On Easter morning, Christians around the world heard the triumphant announcement and responded with well-trained words of hope. In church, I heard a sermon in which the pastor dropped in “He is...

3 Reflections on Suffering

I’m back after a break in blogging the last few months while I was writing Hidden Falls at breakneck speed. While all along I intended to return around this time, I’m finding it a tender time to jump back in. Holy Week began yesterday. Most years it is a...

Spring Scavenger Hunt Stop #9

Follow the clues to win a Kindle Fire HDX, free books and more! Welcome to the Spring Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt, which begins on April 4, 2014 at noon, Mountain Time, and ends on April 6 at midnight, Mountain Time. The hunt includes 33 stops that will introduce...

Spring Scavenger Hunt

Save the Date! Get  ready to romp through more than 30 author websites for a slew of prizes—including a Kindle and copies of all the books by the participating authors. Watch this site for more information.  ...

2014 Advance Review

I’m going to talk about 2014, but not because this is a post about a new year. I’m going to talk about why I might not show up here as much as I’d like for a while. If this is your first time dropping by my blog, I hope you’ll take a few...

How to Be Ready for a New Year

Everybody keeps asking me if I’m ready for the new year. I not sure I know what that means. I know what it means to “get ready” for Christmas spiritually through the disciplines of Advent and the gift-buying and menu shopping and decorating. I...

Hidden Falls Now Available

December 28 was launch day! For the next several weeks, Episode 1 of my Hidden Falls serialized novel, is a free download. You can find it across e-book platforms, including Kindle, Nook, and Christianbook.com. Nicole returned to Hidden Falls for the banquet to honor...