I’ve often been asked if I model my main characters after myself. My heroines are all flawed women facing internal and external struggles that can seem insurmountable. In that respect, their stories resonate with me. But I love giving them strengths I don’t possess and victories I haven’t experienced. I’m an introvert with big dreams…
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Forever Home by Amy Grochowski
A Canadian Amish farmer A Lancaster Amish businesswoman A Prince Edward Island foster child Providence brings together a mismatched family, giving all three a second chance for love. Only love may never have had such a tough job. Lydia Miller is an anomaly among her Amish people-a single woman in her 30s, running her…
The Cowboy’s Missing Memory by Shannon Taylor Vannatter ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
Back when our son was a toddler, I was taking him grocery shopping. We live in a very rural area, about ten miles from a city of seven thousand. On my rural drive to the store, I saw something on the side of the road. It was cowish, but it wasn’t a cow. I wasn’t…
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Don’t be a modern pharisee
Luke 18:9-14 is the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. Both the Pharisee and the tax collector are in the temple to pray. The Pharisee says, “I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else.” That’s similar to people today saying, “I’m good enough. There are plenty of people…
January 2018 Book Releases
January 2018 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: Her Handyman Hero by Lorraine Beatty — Reid Blackthorn arrives in Dover on a personal mission—to make sure his terminally ill brother gets a chance to meet his daughter. Deceiving little Lily’s guardian isn’t…
22 Ways to Bless Others (& Yourself) This Christmas
God blesses me so that I can overflow some of those blessings onto others (2 Corinthians 9:8-11). Caring for others and a love for the people around you will enrich both the receiving and the giving and therefore make your Christmas holiday even greater. Many people gathered around Mary and Joseph on that first Christmas…
Thanksgiving Week Day 3
Let Christ’s richness fill your life. Share your wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, & songs with a thankful heart. Represent the Lord by always giving thanks. Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and…
September 2017 New Book Releases
September 2017 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: Planting Hope by Brenda S. Anderson — Jess Beaumont is trying to get her separated parents together again by restoring the family cabin gardens that helped them fall in love. Luke Harrison inherited his…