On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly […]
Closed for Good Friday
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his […]
Romance, Romance
What with Valentine’s Day being the past week, love seems to be on everyone’s mind. And as a romance author, love is on my mind all year round. For those of you with sweethearts, do you do anything special for Valentine’s Day? My father always gets my mom a special card and her favorite box […]
First and Last
Are you wondering at what is first? And what is last? We’ll get right to it. It is the FIRST post of our annual BIRTHDAY BASH! It’s so much fun. We’ll have great prizes, blog posts, and interaction with readers. We are so appreciative of everyone who reads. And we love to give away books! And […]
Happy 10th Birthday Inspy Romance!
We opened our virtual doors ten years ago, in February, 2014! 84 bloggers have been part of our story over this decade. It’s been everything I envisioned from the beginning: a fun, vibrant place for authors and readers of CCR to connect. I’m grateful to the blogging authors who have been here since the very […]
If Characters Gave Valentines
Valentine’s Day is coming up this month! Is this a holiday that you celebrate with anyone special? My husband and I don’t make a huge deal out of it, but enjoy any reason to be thankful for our own love story. For obvious reasons, the day seems perfect for those of us who read and […]
Closed for New Year’s Day!
Happy New Year to all our friends at Inspy Romance! Revelation 21:5 (NIV): He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
Closed for Christmas
The Birth of Jesus 2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to […]
Share the Love Birthday Giveaway
I know a lot of people don’t like having their birthdays close to Christmas. As for me, it simply makes this time of year more magical. Not only is tomorrow my birthday, but it’s my mom’s birthday too! (I was also pregnant with my oldest daughter at this time of year, and for a while […]
The Christmas Countdown Is On!!!!!
The wonder of the Christmas season is upon us! 🎄 Although Advent doesn’t actually start until December 3 this year, when I was growing up, we always started decorating for Christmas on December 1, so December 1 is my default day for starting the Yuletide celebrations. (I grew up in Canada, where Thanksgiving takes place […]