A Three-Year Degree In Trust And Patience
One of the main characters in Anna, is her husband David, and his theme in life is ‘ God is faithful.” During these last three years I’ve had to remind myself of that continually. We sold our home three years ago and moved to the back of our church in three...
Oh, the wonders of writing!
Oh, the wonders of writing! It is exciting, delightful, frustrating, and requires patience, lots of patience. Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither is a good book or play or musical composition. It all takes time, reflection, energy and patience. Did I say that...
Lazy Days Of Summer
I have been so lazy in regards to my books and writing. How lazy have you been, you might ask. Well don’t. This summer has been a season of many distractions and some sorrow. I have walked through the valley of the shadow of death with a good friend and my...
Her story lives on.
When a professional woman starts to choke up as she talks about my book, Anna a Story of Redemption, again it makes me realize I did write a good story. Six years ago next month the journey began when I sat down to write a few paragraphs of what quickly became a...
Time Is Slipping Away
This week we celebrate our grandson Joseph’s high school graduation and, like all grandparents and parents, we all ask where has the time gone? The standard answer is it has flown by. Is there a time graveyard? Or a huge closet where time is just hanging around? No,...
Spring Is Upon Us
Spring is upon us and we see new life everywhere. Well, here in North Florida spring came very early – our winter was in spurts and sputters. Now all around the globe people are preparing for Easter, the most grand announcement of new life. The bitterness of death and...
A moment with Anna
Below is an excerpt from a conversation Anna is having with Mica as she attempts to explain the unexplainable which is the wonder and limitless love of God. And the WORD was made flesh-Jesus. “If the most notable authors of the world could meet and exhaust their...
Blessed, Surprised and Thankful
My child, Anna, has been out in public now for more than 6 weeks and she is loved by all who have read her. I am blessed and surprised by the reviews that I have received. It seems that Anna and David are a huge success so far. Also it is interesting what each person...
No Mistakes
So you are thinking about having a baby? (Writing a book) Well I’ve learned that it is like falling off a bike - you never forget how. No, wait! That’s riding a bike that you don’t forget. However, it’s the falling that you remember most. Everyone has a story to tell;...
A Novel Is Born Part 3
This has been a great journey and I have loved it completely. I found out that I am the comma queen. I have a passionate love affair with commas, however it is a one sided relationship. For my editor has shamelessly taken away most of my commas and she did it with...
A Novel Is Born Part 2
For those who do not know the beginning of this trek that I’ve been on, it all started April of 2010. I was listening to a pastor on the web and he made this statement, “who are these people that Jesus dealt with? What was their lives like before they met Jesus? And...
A Novel Is Born Part 1
Well finally the baby has been born! I carried her for 2 years and 7 months. I don’t think elephants carry their young that long, do they? However, the delivery was so easy - not at all like the other children that I delivered. And all of you guys are clueless about...