ONE RESOLUTION It’s the first of January—the day we’re supposed to make resolutions for 2016: a list of goals that will make our lives better. We think about losing weight, saving money, stopping … [Read more...]
Christmas Means God Is With Us
CHRISTMAS MEANS GOD IS WITH US It’s easy to say “Don’t be afraid” when life falls apart. It’s harder to say why we shouldn’t be afraid. We find the answer twice in the Bible, once in the Old … [Read more...]
Christmas can be sad.
Christmas is happy, right? If we judge by the months of build up and the amount of money spent, Christmas is undoubtedly the biggest celebration of the year in the United States. It’s a time of … [Read more...]
Be Still and Know that I am God
My world is filled with external noise: music on my Pandora stations, TV shows I watch, the phone ringing, people talking to me, traffic on the street. My world is also filled with internal noise: … [Read more...]
Twitter Bible Devotions
Welcome to Twitter Bible Devotions! Long ago a shepherd boy who became a king sang a song we know as Psalm 139. Can I go anywhere apart from Your Spirit? Is there anywhere I can go to escape Your … [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.