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Under the Southern Sun
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2024 Reader and Author Events
Happy New Year from me to you! I'm excited for another year to start. New possibilities. New chances. New friends. New books. New things to learn. I am currently re-reading the New Testament, and I plan to start a new study with my ladies small group by Shelia...
The Power of Story
Many years ago, a young mother at the church I attended discovered Christian fiction. Those books she read impacted her faith so much she started a book club. She felt that God had used those novels to draw her back to Him. And she wanted other people to experience some of what she had through reading those stories. She felt God was using fiction to work on her heart.
Saying Goodbye, Yet Being Thankful
Sadly, we had to say goodbye to our sweet Remi dog about three weeks ago. We were broken hearted. It seems like puppies don’t get to stay with us long enough.
Why I write redemption stories: I was a prodigal
Last time I wrote, I told you about how an anxiety disorder motivated me to write my first novel. Another reason I write faith-filled fiction is to encourage those who might have stepped away from their faith. Like I did!
Because I was a prodigal for many years.
Why anxiety led me to write my first book-And it’s free right now!
So that’s one strand of how I came to write my very first novel Leaving Oxford.
I collect seashells. What do you collect?
I really don’t need more clutter in our “starter home” we’ve happily lived in over the thirty years since we married. But I cannot resist a pretty shell, an interesting rock, drift wood, or especially sea glass.