Why So Downcast? A funny thing happened on my way to bed several days ago. Not hilarious. Odd. Thought-provoking. Writing-provoking. As I was scrolling through the 285 messages in junk mail to … [Read more...]
HOPE IN GOD by Paul Stroble
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God (Psalm 42:11, NRSV) Hope I read a touching story online, … [Read more...]
FLOATING ON GOD’S GRACE by Paul Stroble
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths [Proverbs 3:5-6, NRSV]. Learning to Float One of my … [Read more...]
CHOOSING THE LIGHT by Gail Kittleson
God's Sunrise Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God’s sunrise will break in upon us, Shining on those in the darkness, Those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, … [Read more...]
GOD IS ABLE TO ORCHESTRATE EVERYTHING
Everything Happens for a Reason We were a small group of women introducing ourselves. Rita (not her real name) told us her husband had died from cancer ten years before. “Tom kept telling the doctor … [Read more...]
A passionate reader, I began writing as a young girl. After graduating from college, I became a teacher. Over the course of my career, I taught high schoolers, college undergraduates, and public school teachers how to write personal narratives, expository and persuasive essays, as well as poetry and short fiction. I continued to write: publishing professional articles, two textbooks, short stories, and poetry. In 2013, I won first place in Romantic Suspense in the ACFW Genesis Contest.