Nearly 2019? Surely not! We just had New Year, didn’t we? It can’t possibly be fall. I didn’t finish writing my summer book yet! Uh, it appears it really is the middle of October. 2019 is just 10 or 11 weeks away. Oops! Life, and God, can have a funny way of changing our plans! […]
Is Anything Stopping You from Succeeding?
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14, KJV). Christians, do you know what your calling in life is? Are you in the middle of experiencing your calling? Or are you still waiting for God to show your His purpose and plan for your […]
The Time of My Life
Happy Fall! My part of the south is finally, finally beginning to see a little bit of a break in temperatures. (although I’m sure many of you would laugh that I think high 80s is a temperature break!) But this coming week looks like we may finally start to see some cool(er) nights and for […]
The Magic of Rain and a #Giveaway by Melanie D. Snitker
We’ve had a great deal of rain here in the Texas Hill Country – and we needed it. While there have been a few days where I would’ve liked some clear skies, I’ve truly enjoyed the rain otherwise. There are a lot of things that rain makes me think of: Like wearing warm sweaters on a […]
Moving forward (+ a giveaway!)
I had a cheerful post planned for today, asking what readers wish new authors knew, what authors wish they’d known when they were new to publishing. Till I realized the date my post would go live. 9/11. Maybe that post wasn’t such a great idea on a day when many hearts will hold sad memories, […]
Being Kind to Myself
I’ve shared here before about some of the things I struggle with—in particular, juggling all of the moving parts of my life and trying to carve out time for my family. I’ve enjoyed the support I’ve received from each of you, and the tips on how to better do that. And something else occurred to […]
Trusting Him Through Life’s Storms
We added a new member to our house last week. Meet our new kitten. He’s a curious little guy. Here he’s chasing the cursor on my screen. We still have a lot of training to do. LOL And here he is thirty seconds later. No joke. From curious and busy to asleep in record […]
Scars & Circumstances
Do you have a scar that you consider unsightly, something you would hide from the world? A physical scar, perhaps? An emotional scar? Both? In one of my Savannah Sweethearts books, Sabine Hu has both physical and emotional scars. Three years ago, she was in a car wreck that killed another passenger, crushed her legs, […]
The Storms of Life Make the Sunshiny Days Brighter
We all go through seasons when pretty much everything is going right. Then there are seasons when everything seems to be going wrong. A couple of years ago I felt the Lord tell me that there would be good along with the bad, and I needed to be prepared for it and accept it. That’s […]
My “pineapple” book, and what it taught me! Plus a giveaway.
The book I just published (a month late!), La Risposta, the final book in the A Tuscan Legacy multi-author series, was the hardest story I’ve written so far. A pineapple book. Spiky and tough and messy to get into, but worth it once you do! Getting to The End took a lot of prayer and […]