Have you ever read a book and wondered, what on earth must go on inside this author’s mind to come up with this stuff? Spoiler alert: it’s chaos in there. Most of us aren’t even sure which way is up half the time. Between story ideas, editing, marketing, and obligations to our non-author lives, it […]
Prepared By God
I do a weekly interview of Christian authors on my website. I didn’t come up with the interview questions — I asked readers in several different forums what they’d ask their favorite author if they had the chance. Then, I compiled all of the questions and hand them to each of my guests and let […]
Doing What You’re Good At
We all have things we can do well and other things that we struggle to do. I can do a few things okay. I’m better than most at some, but then there are others that I don’t do well at all. And yet, we are just as we are supposed to be. The way God […]
Overcoming Obstacles
The former pastor of our church used to say that if she heard something three times, from three different people, she knew she needed to pay attention. It might be a nudge from God. I had that happen recently. I heard the same question from three different sources in one week. What are you telling […]
Never Too Far Gone
Happy July! How is your summer going so far? I hope great. Although this isn’t my favorite season, I do enjoy the relaxed schedule for a bit. I had a sweet surprise that turned out to be a little devotional thought that also applied to my writing. I thought I’d share. Outside our side garage […]
Perfect Love in an Imperfect World
You know that verse, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23)? Man, it’s so easy to get stuck on those middle two words “fall short,” isn’t it? Especially if you’re a recovering perfectionist like me. Failing and falling short are hard to come to terms with when you’re […]
Real Life Renovation
Fair warning, this post has LOTS of pictures. :) For the last two months, we’ve been renovating our bathroom. And not solely for pleasure. We had a leak in the drip pan. (Don’t ask me to explain it, because I don’t know how plumbing works.) My husband found it when he went under the […]
Reflections of an Empty-Nesting Christian Mother (Happy Mother’s Day!)
Happy Mother’s Day to InspyRomance mothers — both authors and readers! While we’re not all mothers, we all do have mothers — some of whom have gone on ahead of us, and some of whom are still here with us. To tell you the truth, when I thought about what topic to write for my […]
Love Is…
I started reading romance novels when I was in my early teens. I started with some written in the mid-60s my mom had handed down to me and by the time I was 14 or 15 had graduated to the early Harelquin novels that were very clean and almost always about some secretary in a […]
The Characters Who Sow Love
Yesterday was National Random Acts of Kindness Day. A lot of stories I’ve read are about the problems between characters who aren’t being kind to each other. That’s where the tension comes in. But this month, after hosting a two-week Countdown to Valentine’s event, my mind has been on things that show kindness. I suppose […]