river rising
River Rising by Athol Dickson (Bethany House, January 2006) is a book to be read and experienced in a deep place in your heart and…
laying your isaac down
The current audio book in my car CD player is When I Lay My Isaac Down: Unshakable Faith in Unthinkable Circumstances by Carol Kent. Here’s…
books: a matter of taste
Has someone recommended a book to you with an "Oh, you’ve got to read this. You’ll love it!"? Trusting your friend, you take the book…
brits and books
Now, how could a book lover resist this? Cindy at Notes in the Key of Life has a list of the best-loved novels of our…
subscriptions that make sense
Okay. Confession #1. I love movies. I subscribe to cable TV’s premium movie channels and am always searching through the menu for a good movie…
Christian fiction reviewers
I have mentioned Stacy at Mind & Media before. I think “blogging reviewers” is a dynamite idea. Many bloggers already read and give their opinions…
read or get out
A few months ago, I began reading devotionals from the works of A. W. Tozer, a minister who died in 1963. As a writer and…
luck o' the irish
I can’t let this day go by without wishing everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. My great-grandmother was Mary Emeline Malone, and I’ve always had…
bookish questions for a friday
I began the morning writing my daily post about my journey to becoming a career novelist over on Fact and Fiction. Now I think I’ll…
thursday tidbits
I’ve been overwhelmed by stuff once again. Paper and magazines and mail. It creeps in and takes over my office, multiplying in the night while…
my books on audio cassette
I received a nice surprise from UPS yesterday. A copy of Beyond the Shadows on audio cassettes. It’s an unabridged version from recordedbooks.com. I’ve had…
what the wind picked up
Last year some members of ChiLibris, a group of multi-published Christian novelists, put their heads together and came up with a great book. Sadly, I…
taxes & rewards
I have an appointment with my CPA on Tuesday, so I spent this afternoon completing the tax preparation packet for our meeting. She does both…
Scottish fiction at its best
Pardon me while I wax poetic. I finished an advance copy of Liz Curtis Higgs’ Whence Came a Prince a couple of days ago. I…
oh, brrr
Let it be known that I am a warm weather person. I love Idaho. I love that we get all four seasons. But winter should…
ahhhh
This afternoon I got a massage. Ahhh… It feels so good. I had an appointment with a new massage therapist because the gal I’ve…
two steps forward or going in circles
Well, much like my little friend on the left, I feel like I was running and going nowhere today. Actually, that is only part true….