The sister relationship is one of the most complicated. From best friends to mortal enemies, every set of sisters has a different dynamic and relationship, and that’s true not only from family to family but sister to sister within the same family. With three daughters and a sister of my own, it’s definitely a relationship […]
My (Lazy) Hero
Most heroes don’t stay seated when someone rings their doorbell. Most heroes don’t have a butt dent in their sofa. Most heroes don’t work at night so they can sleep the day away. Kai Kamaka from Husband Auditions is not most heroes. It’s been interesting to hear reader reactions to writing a lazy hero. Some […]
Opposites Attract?
Merry CHRISTmas to all the IR readers! I’ve had a couple chats regarding the season and many of you, myself included, are dragging. It’s been a tough year and digging deep to celebrate has been a chore. For me, being intentional about the birth of Christ and spending time reading and in prayer hasn’t been […]
Friend, We Need to Talk…
We’re all readers here, right? And I think it is safe to say that we’re all willing to read new-to-us authors. But let’s pretend for just a few minutes that we pick up a story, start reading, and find errors. Oh, no! What do we do? We can choose from a range of options. We […]
Help Me Help You
We expect guy/girl relationships in romance novels. They’re a given. But as I read a few books in the last couple of weeks, it caused me to consider the other kinds of relationships we see. brother/sister, brother/brother, sister/sister parent/child cousins or various other kinship friends boss/employee store employee/customer pastor/congregant star/fan etc, etc Most of us […]
What is love?
There’s this word in Hebrew that transliterates into English as ruah with a guttural “ch” sound at the end. Ruah can be translated into many English words, but it’s most commonly translated as wind, breathe, and spirit. It’s used throughout the Old Testament, and it conveys this amazing imagery. Ruah is the breath of God, […]
The Ties That Bind + A #Giveaway
I hope this post finds everyone alive, well, and enjoying life. ( If this post finds you, then the odds are at least 30% in my favor. You’re *probably* alive.) I’ve been a busy couple of months in my life. My part-time teaching job has morphed into about twenty other things. Which, I’m beginning to […]
Playing Pollyanna’s glad game
Wow, nearly the end of January already! The days just scoot by so fast. It feels like no time since New Year’s Day. How are you going with your New Year’s Resolutions? Well, I hope, and celebrating your successes! I didn’t do my usual list of resolutions this year, though I do still have intentions for this […]
Are You Unlovable?
Are you unlovable? What happens when a woman feels unloved? It crushes her spirit, bruises her soul, and sucks the very life out of her drive and motivation. Not to mention the number it does on her self-confidence. What happens when a woman feels unloved by her husband? All the above. Times ten. She may […]
Do You Really Have to be Perfect to be Loved?
by: Staci Stallings Quick personal note: For those who don’t know, my older brother committed suicide in 2007. Afterward, in trying to process everything and figure out where this new reality left me, I wrote a series of things I remembered—about him, about growing up, about us, and about life. This is one of those […]