God at Work
Stories That Never End
They agreed to listen to one story. When I offered to read them a story from my most recent book, Discover Your Great Adventure, our grandsons informed me, with a bit of healthy pride, that they can read for themselves now. After all, they are a big five and eight...
What if I had known?
Would I have published two books if I had known? These statistics I came across last week were thought-provoking. Only 3% of those who start writing a book finish it. Of those 3% who finish writing their book, only 20% will actually publish...
Better Than the Local Pool
Not again. Last month I was so excited that the bruised bones in my foot had recovered enough to enjoy Jazzercise again. It took a long five or six months. But finally, I was free to move with the beat again. My newly established exercise routine was interrupted by a...
God’s Calm in the Midst of the Storm
It began with the Orlando weather forecaster’s ominous hurricane warning. “Prepare for the storm of the century! Never before have winds been potentially so catastrophic!” My husband Peter and I flew into a tizzy of activity. We bagged up debris and piled...
Adventure Ahead!
Yes, it's true! I am "whacking my way through the publisher's jungle" again, this time with a book about discovering the exciting adventure God intends each one of us to have. The most challenging part has been figuring out how to organize stories I wrote over the...
The Grizzly Truths About Life
When I saw the sign, I was ready to turn back. Grizzly bear? There’s a grizzly bear in the area? Maybe I could just look at photos of Avalanche Lake and skip this four-mile hike in Glacier National Park. Armed with pepper gel spray, we decided to go forward. “Noise!...