An author’s bane is the extremes of procrastination or obsessing over every word…Thank you, Winnie Griggs, for clearing that up for us… Friday Frolics presented by the Christian Authors Network to lighten your life 😉
Month: September 2017
This is our archive page
And Speaking of Harvey by Elizabeth Ludwig
And Speaking of Harvey Elizabeth Ludwig If there’s one thing I’ve learned living on the Texas Gulf Coast, it’s that life can…and often will…change in an instant. I was reminded of this again when Hurricane Harvey lumbered into my hometown on the Texas/Louisiana border and left a swath of devastation that stretched south past Corpus Christie, and west as far as Victoria. My home did not flood. But my church did. The homes of many of my friends and co-workers did. The school where I work did. I could go on and on. Several times, I have…
New Release: All Saints by Jeanette Windle
All Saints with Jeanette Windle Bethany House Publishers September 1, 2017 ISBN-10: 0764230271 ISBN-13: 978-0764230271 BOOK DESCRIPTION: Newly ordained, Michael Spurlock’s first assignment is to pastor All Saints, a struggling church with twenty-five devoted members and a mortgage well beyond its means. The best option appears to be closing the church and selling the property. But when All Saints hesitantly risks welcoming a community of Karen refugees from Burma, the coming together of two groups from opposite sides of the planet into one community under God ultimately becomes the salvation of both and the true miracle of All Saints. Discover…
Footprints in the Sand
By Mary Tatem Tiny footprints. Waffle soles of sporting shoes. Delicate three-pronged bird tracks. What an interesting variety of footprints I saw in the sand on my early-morning walk down the beach.
Saturday Shout Outs!
Julie B. Cosgrove’s short story, The Highway Chair, just tied for first place in the inspirational genre in a Texas-wide contest. It will be published in a book along with the other 14 genre first place winners: Best Short Stories in Texas 2017. Congratulations on this honor, Julie! Sandra Glahn Dr. Sandra Glahn was featured on Dallas Theological Seminary’s “The Table Podcast” talking about Christianity and the Arts. https://voice.dts.edu/tablepodcast/theology-and-the-arts/ Listen in at the link above! H. L. Wegley recently learned that his Against All Enemies Series,…
A Chat with Author Bonnie Leon
Greetings from Kevin Thompson in The Swamp, better known as Florida. Where the gators and the mosquitoes play… We’re sitting here on the front porch, waiting to see which way Hurricane Irma goes. Pray she turns north and plays harmlessly in the Atlantic! Today, I have the privilege of sharing an interview with my friend and fellow author Bonnie Leon. Welcome, Bonnie, and congratulations on the release of your most recent book! Please tell us about it. In the spring of 1885, Luba Engstrom meets Nicholas Matroona, a strong, brooding Native from the island of Unalaska. The two elope, believing…
LIGHTWEIGHT PROBLEMS IN PERSPECTIVE
LIGHTWEIGHT PROBLEMS IN PERSPECTIVE by Jeanne Gowen Dennis Losing Weight at Last For thirty years, I complained that I couldn’t lose weight. “Eat less. Exercise more,” people said. It never worked. Then suddenly last fall, the inches started coming off. I can only attribute it to cutting out gluten and other foods that disagree with me. Getting more sleep. Drinking more water. And possibly spending a month in Southeast Asia. There I fell in love with fresh vegetables. Vegetables with small amounts of meat for breakfast. And for lunch. And for dinner. I walked almost everywhere I went. Keeping It…
My Heart Belongs in the Shenandoah Valley: Lily’s Dilemma by Andrea Boeshaar
My Heart Belongs in the Shenandoah Valley: Lily’s Dilemma by Andrea Boeshaar Barbour Publishing Release date: September 1, 2017 ISBN-10: 1683222229 ISBN-13: 978-1683222224 About the book: Journey into Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley of 1816 where a woman’s dreams and future happiness are on the line. Lily Laughlin is forced to make the impossible choice between a loveless marriage with a man twice her age or the man who has shown her what true love could be. How can she choose between love and economic security? Her family is depending on her. Is her heart destined to break? About the author: Andrea Boeshaar has been…
Your Words Matter
Your Words Matter by MaryAnn Diorio, PhD “I believed, and therefore I have spoken . . . .” (2 Corinthians 4: 13) If you want to know what you believe, listen to what you say. Your words reveal what is in your heart, for the Word of God says that “out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks” (Matthew 12: 34). God created the entire universe with words. Made in His image, we create our personal universe with our words. So, what words are you speaking? For the next 24 hours, listen closely to what you are…
Ginny McCabe Honored With Six Awards at the Ohio’s Best Journalism Awards Ceremony
Assist News Service Bestselling author and award-winning journalist, Ginny McCabe was recently honored with six awards at the Ohio’s Best Journalism awards ceremony, which was held on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at the world-renowned Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) chapters statewide, the Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest presented over 300 awards to journalists from across the state. There were 315 awards announced out of more than 700 entries that were submitted for consideration. McCabe’s awards were for her work in Journal-News, Reuters and Christian Market Magazine….