Hello, Jolene Navarro checking in from the Texas Hill Country. I love dancing in the rain. I strive to find peace in the eye of the storm. But sometimes the smile is fake, the heart is broken, and the knees are bruised. There are times when burdens feel too heavy to carry […]
Leaving Oxford #Giveaway – Christian Authors and Characters with Real Life Issues
I’m Janet W. Ferguson, a Christian author with real life issues. I have anxiety. I’m a prodigal. My family is not perfect. My life is messy sometimes. Okay, a lot of times. The struggle is real. But despite all this, I cling to hope… Hope and faith that Christ’s sacrifice is strong enough to cover […]
Christmas Blessings (The Stories Behind the Stories) with Giveaway!
Greetings, friends! I have the high honor of being included in a box set this Christmas season called Christmas Blessings: Seven Inspirational Romances of Love, Hope & Faith! As you read this, I will be traveling with my family. Tuesday’s activities will take us to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, and then I […]
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 […]
A Life-Long Quest for Hope
From a young age I loved the satisfaction found in the resolution of a well-told story. Mostly my encounters with stories came from books and real-life anecdotes shared around the family dinner table. We didn’t have television in our house until 1984. A neighbor wintered in Hawaii and recorded about a zillion shows on VHS […]
In the Temple, Part II
by: Staci Stallings In the first part of “In the Temple,” we looked at how Mary and Joseph lost Jesus after the Passover Feast, and it took them three days to find Him. When they did, they found Him in the Temple, listening, asking, and even doing a little teaching. Mary was angry and said, […]
Real Faith
by: Staci Stallings Faith is the bedrock of being a Christian. Few people would argue that fact. However, I recently read something that caused me to go, “Hmm… I never thought about it like that.” The author of the piece pointed out that faith no longer seems to mean what it once did. It, like […]
The Top Page
by: Staci Stallings I wrote this article a few years ago when we were just beginning to see the light at the end of the long, dark tunnel of my son’s dyslexia. To this day, it brings me to tears to think of these precious moments with him as his world began to open up […]
The Pattern
What Good Friday & Easter Sunday Teach Us about Christian Romance Novels You probably have never thought about this. In fact, I only realized it a couple weeks ago and I’ve been reading and writing and viewing people’s stories for many, many years. But I think it’s interesting so I’m going to share with you […]
HOPE: When you think all is lost
I’m putting the final touches on my next novella, A Side of Hope, due to release March 31st and spent some time this past week contemplating my dedication for the book. A Side of Hope is a different book for me, as it features something that normally is not my favorite to read: A Married […]