As a reader, my favorite plots twists are the kind I didn’t see coming … but that when I think back over the story, I realize, I should have seen them coming. The groundwork was all there, and if I had picked up on the subtle clues, I would have realized that things had to […]
Modern-Day Good Fridays
by: Staci Stallings Sometimes timing becomes important. This is one of those times. Right now, as you read this Easter Sunday has passed, and we have entered fully into the Easter Season. By the time you get to Easter, it’s sometimes easy to forget about Good Friday. Good Friday, the day Jesus hung on the […]
Sunday Edition – Happy Easter
I’m doing something today that I don’t think I’ve done in my entire married life (except maybe if Christmas fell on a Sunday, but even then I’m not sure I did). What could I possibly be talking about? I’m fixing dinner—like the evening meal. We usually have a big lunch on Sunday and then […]
Sunday Edition – March 25, 2018
I walked outside the other day to find my lilac in bloom. I’ve transplanted that poor bush so many times. My late brother gave it to my mom the year before he died (I was twelve). When she died, I dug it up and planted in my yard where we lived at the time. It […]
Remembering The Greatest Romance
As Easter approaches, I’m reminded of The Greatest Romance, of God loving us so incredibly much that He sent His Son, Jesus, to be a sacrificial lamb for us. Now that’s love! These weeks–days–leading up to Easter should be a time of reflection and growth, but unfortunately, too often life becomes a distraction, or we […]
The Black Moment by Merrillee Whren
Although I wrote this a few days ahead of when you will actually read it, this will post on Saturday, the day before Easter. As part of our stories’ plots, we writers have what we call the “black moment.” This is the place in the story when everything the protagonist has been working for is lost. It’s the point […]
Getting ready for Easter……and, a drawing for prizes
Roxanne Rustand, here, wishing you a Happy Easter! Our winter was so mild, here in the upper Midwest, that I find myself surprised by how much I welcome the arrival of spring. The redwing blackbirds arrived a few weeks ago, our hostas have pushed up through their winter blankets of wood chip mulch, and the grass is […]
In the Temple, Part III
by: Staci Stallings First let us look at the actual Scripture for our discussion about Mary and Joseph finding Jesus in the Temple (from Luke 2:41-50): [41] Every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. [42] When he was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to […]
It’s Spring! Let’s celebrate! Plus a giveaway.
Okay, so I am maybe a little early celebrating Spring! Most places, the first day of Spring is considered the equinox, which will be March 20th this year. But here in England, we’ve had a crazy winter. It only snowed once, and the only reason I knew was because I was working on a story […]
The Ultimate Surprise
Do you like to be surprised? If you’re like me, your answer is, “it depends.” I NEVER liked having my brothers jump out of the dark to scare me when we were growing up. I ALWAYS like finding money in coat pockets when the seasons change. I love getting a cheerful card in the mail […]