We’ve all been there, right? We’ve all been in that place where it feels like every person we speak to needs something from us, and we can’t possibly say no to any of them. After all, what kind of person turns someone down who’s in need? It’s easy when the problems brought to us are […]
More Than a Feeling
“All the feels.” That’s what we all want from a good Christian romance, right? We want to feel the tension of two characters who seem to face insurmountable obstacles on the way to their happily ever after. I want to feel their joys and their fears and even their sorrows right along with them. And […]
The Fruits of Faith and Peace
I’ve been a Christian so long that, at times, it’s been easy to take my faith for granted. Dry seasons, wandering seasons, passionately in love with Him seasons. Every frustrating dry season when I long to hear His voice but for some reason can’t inevitably ends up with a hard self-examination and facing my need […]
Life, Anxiety, and Taboo Topics in Christian Romance
When we hear about someone’s heart racing and palms sweating, we automatically think about romance. After all, we’re romance people. We read and/or write Christian romance, so our minds jump to certain conclusions. It’s what we do. Let’s face it – it’s part of our charm. I’ve had a few life changes in recent months, […]
The TRUE Meaning of Christmas
Confession: Until this year, I’ve never watched Hallmark Christmas movies at Christmas time. Not for lack of desire–we’re just cheap and don’t have cable. (A little antenna outside gets us a few local channels, but that’s it.) But this year, I decided to splurge. We have a new “smart” TV that has SLING on it, […]
When Life Stresses He is There
Have you ever had something you needed to do, but you had no idea how you were going to do it? That’s been me for a while now. Recently I was watching a Hallmark movie where the hero was a baseball player. The book that I am currently writing has a former baseball player as the […]
Give Me a Break!
Did everyone make it through the holiday rush and into the new year? For me, the answer is, “Just barely.” My son-in-love and his mother are originally from Germany. Instead of saying, “Happy New Year,” they say, “Guten Rutsch,” which translates to, “Good slide.” Yeah, that would be me, this year, tumbling into the new […]
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 […]