Tonight’s the “Catch a Falling Star” Facebook Party! I appreciate all the bloggers who have reviewed Catch a Falling Star since it released May 7 — thank you! Thanks, too, if you’ve read Catch a Falling Star (CAFS) and posted a review online at Amazon/Barnes and Noble/CBD.com. As my friend author Edie Melson says, “Reviews are gold for an author!” If …
In Others’ Words: Friction
I’ll be honest: I want the polishing without the friction. The perfection without the adversity. I can read the passage about counting trials as “all joy” and nod my head, thinking, “Of course I will. I’m your girl, God. Bring it on.” And then God goes about polishing and perfecting me. He reveals my sin, scraping it off so that …
In Others’ Words: Seeing
Faith convinces us of things unseen. (Hebrews 11:1) Sometimes I have more faith in the unseen “oh no’s” — the experiences I dread, the what-ifs that figuratively take me out at the knees. I open my eyes wide … peer into the darkness … and see more darkness looming ahead of me. My faith, my hope, is shrouded in fear …
When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan: Guest Post by Writer & Cartoonist Dave Hamlin
My novel, Catch a Falling Star, asks the question: Is life about accomplishing plans … or wishes coming true … or something more? Today’s post is the eighth in the “When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan” Wednesday blog series, 11 guest posts by authors and writers, including Deborah Raney, Rachel Hauck, and Susan May Warren, who explore the question: What do you …
In Others’ Words: Never Forget
Memorial Day is personal … to my friends whose husbands died while they were on active duty in the United States military. To my friend whose son was killed while leading a patrol in Afghanistan. Perhaps it is personal to you too, or to someone you know. Memorial Day brings to mind a name … a face … a loved …
In Others’ Words: Rest
I turned in my manuscript for my third novel one week ago. I finished teaching at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference yesterday. Today I exhale. Today, I rest, really rest, for the first time in months. I know what rest equals rest to me — and it starts with looking at the calendar and the word “deadline” isn’t …
When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan: Guest Post by Author Rachel Hauck
My novel, Catch a Falling Star, asks the question: Is life about accomplishing plans … or wishes coming true … or something more? Today’s post is the seventh in the “When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan” Wednesday blog series, 11 guest posts by authors and writers, including Deborah Raney, Rachel Hauck, and Susan May Warren, who explore the question: What do you …
In Others’ Words: Reputation
I’m in North Carolina this week, teaching at the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference. So, pardon me if my post is even shorter today than usual … it’s already after midnight on the East coast! I do love this quote by Abraham Lincoln (and I also love photographs of trees). When I read this quote the first time, I …
In Others’ Words: Finished
Guess who forgot to post her blog last night? That’s right: me. My excuse? I was caught up in prepping my manuscript so that I could push SEND and well, um, send it to my editor — all 87k+ words of it. I woke up this morning. Smiled at the thought of being done … and then thought, “Uh-oh. I …
When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan: Guest Post by Author Lisa Jordan
My novel, Catch a Falling Star, asks the question: Is life about accomplishing plans … or wishes coming true … or something more? Today’s post is the sixth in the “When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan” Wednesday blog series, 11 guest posts by authors and writers, including Deborah Raney, Rachel Hauck, and Susan May Warren, who explore the question: What do you …