In my new novella, A Kringle Family Christmas, the male lead, Jay, struggles with his self-worth. He grew up in foster care and never found his “forever home.” This leaves him feeling like the kid no one wanted, even as an adult. Joining the Navy gave him a place to belong, and he built his…
A Cup of Water
A Birthday and a Christmas Wedding by Bettie Boswell
About a week ago, I celebrated the birth of my newest Christian children’s book and the fourth birthday of my first novel on November 1st. “On Cue” officially kicked off the start of my fiction writing career. The contemporary Christian romance brought to reality a lifetime dream of becoming a writer of the type of…
Trick or Treat! By Bettie Boswell
What a day to write for this blog. Children will be knocking at your door tonight asking for a trick or treat. If you are like me, you always give a treat. Here’s a treat for your family to share. If you have a young reader in your life, or a young listener, I’d like…
A Change of Heart by Diana Leagh Matthews
“Hurt people hurt people.” The old adage is so true. Years ago, I shared my thoughts on a movie adaptation of my favorite book, but instead of thinking about what I said, I spoke unfiltered and with venom, damaging the friendship. My anger wasn’t toward anyone in particular but part of the hurt I carried…
The Extra Ordinary Christmas by Wade Webster
What’s the first thing you think of when I say Mary, the mother of Jesus? I expect quite a variety of responses. What made her betrothed Joseph so special that God chose him to be Jesus’s stepdad? Why Zachariah and Elizabeth for John’s parents? How about the shepherds? Why did God choose them to be…
5 Ways to Speak Life into a Broken and Hurting World
Kind words are like honey—sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. ~ Proverbs 16:24 So many people need comfort in this dark and lonely world. Social media and the internet attempt to connect us but still loneliness and isolation may become a pandemic that affects all of us in some way. Either you’re…
Working With the Word of God by Barbara M. Britton
I have the best job ever. I write about stories found in the Bible. I also get to incorporate Scripture into my stories. What job do I have? I’m a writer of Christian Fiction. If you ask ten authors to define Christian Fiction, you might receive ten different answers. Christian writers craft their stories like…
Love and Chocolate…and Second Chances by Linda Shenton Matchett
I’m a sucker for second-chance stories, perhaps because I’ve been given so many. Love and Chocolate is partially inspired by chocolatier Milton Hershey whose own chance for love came at the “ripe old age” of 41. He met his future wife Catherine “Kitty” Sweeney at a confectionary shop that was on the sales route for…
God’s Masterpiece: Learning to Love Yourself as He Made You
Sometimes I take time to meditate on who God designed me to be and how I can take steps to live like that person more often. I want to give up some of my behaviors that serve to emphasize the boundaries of my comfort zone instead of expanding them. I tend to hide my true…
Adventure in Reading & Writing by Mark David Pullen
To Create “It is a delicious thing to write, to be no longer yourself but to move in an entire universe of your own creation.” -Gustave Flaubert. All my life, I have been a reader. I love Fiction, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, and Suspense. There is nothing better than a well-told story filled with dynamic characters…