When the phone rang this afternoon, I let the machine answer it. A woman’s voice stated her name and then why she was calling. Her twenty-five-year-old daughter had been in a car accident, she explained, and had suffered severe brain injury . . . That’s as far as she got before I picked up the […]
Life has been busy and good, with happy moments gracing ordinary days, like fragrant rose petals scattered on a familiar path. A few highlights: Several days ago I logged on to gmail and saw a green dot beside Luke’s name. I was a little surprised to find him online, because he’s currently traveling across West
My love is like a red, red, rose by any other name Read More »
A couple of months ago we received an invitation in the mail. It read, “By the Grace of God, The Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda requests your prayers and presence at the Ordination and Consecration of The Reverend Philip Hill Jones to be a Bishop in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church
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Alyice at The Dabbling Mum recently interviewed me, and today she posted our conversation on her site. You can discover all you ever wanted to know about my journey into the Christian publishing world (but were afraid to ask) by clicking HERE. Lovely interview, Alyice. Thanks!
A real live actual interview. Read More »
Rhetoric about open-mindedness and tolerance aside, everyone has a worldview. A creed. A set of I believes. Our worldview is the lens through which we see and understand everything, and nothing passes into our minds without first passing through it. I don’t often wax philosophical on this blog. The “view from here” I express is
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But girl, don’t they warn ya? It pours, man, it pours . . .” Ah! What could be better than welcoming spring whilst frolicking amid nature’s lavish verdancy at Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference in beautiful, sunny California? Not a thing if you have an umbrella. It rained pretty much the whole five days. The
Chapter Two: “It Never Rains in California . . . Read More »
Well, folks. As of last Thursday, my book manuscript is in the hands of my agent. All 252 pages, 71,000 + words of it. She’s supposed to read it this week. Then, if she’s satisfied it’s ready, she’ll start pitching it to publishers and film production companies. And the roller coaster climbs the next hill
a book and a blog and a pot-bellied frog Read More »
I spent April 2-6 at Mt. Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference. Part of me wants to share with all of you what happened there, but part of me is hesitant. Sometimes when other people receive particularly delightful blessings, I want so badly to rejoice with them — to share their happiness without a trace of jealousy
The winds have shifted, and the sails are full. But I’m not the captain of this ship. Read More »
I’ve spent hours writing today. Half of chapter eleven and all of chapter twelve. I’m at a point in the story that speaks to deep, deep places in my soul. I’ve cried today. I’ve cried and marveled and remembered and then cried some more. Good tears. Healing tears. An amazing God rules this universe. How
“There’s been an accident. You need to come with us.” One of those phrases a parent hopes to never hear. Thursday, May 23, 1996. The last day of school, and the end of ninth grade for Jacob. A friend had invited him to attend the eighth-grade class’s canoeing party on Caddo Lake. The ninth-grade students
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