Day 1 of Thanksgiving Week Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the Lord. Search for the Lord and for his strength;…
A Cup of Water
Learning to Cultivate
I desire to learn how to cultivate a life that is in line with how I was created. So many things get in the way of planting generously. I don’t want to give in to those things. I want to sow lots of seed so that I reap a generous crop and a fruitful life…
October 2017 New Book Releases
October 2017 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck by Bethany Turner — Becoming a Christian is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to Sarah Hollenbeck. Best because, well, that’s obvious. Worst because, up…
Why Do Bad Things Happen?
In the past few months, there’s been flooding, fires, hurricanes, as well as a mass shooting! It’s a lot to process. Of course I wish that bad things would never happen but there is another side to them. When catastrophes happen, people come together. People help. People pray. There is no racism. People simply help…
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…
Repentance is a Gift
People really don’t want to let Josh Duggar off the hook for his past sins. What he did as a young teen was very wrong but, from what I know of it, I don’t think it should be called molestation. But it was still very wrong and his parents sought help for him, first with…
Enjoying the Moments
This morning, my husband came in as I was taking clothes out of the dryer and folding them. He was excited because he saw that the morning temperature was a very comfortable 68 degrees and asked if I wanted to go outside for a bit and enjoy it. My response was no because I had…
Erasing History?
Monuments to history are meant to be seen—all of them—good and bad. We need to learn from the past. I want to remember the bad as well as the good. I want to remember the fear of 9/11 so that we can work to prevent it from happening again. I want to remember the holocaust…
August Book Releases
August 2017 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Action/Adventure: Imperfect Lies by Elizabeth Noyes — When another woman emerges from the past to claim Mallory Cameron’s happily ever after, she cuts her losses and sets out to find a headline-worthy story to launch her…
July Book Releases
July 2017 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: On Love’s Gentle Shore by Liz Johnson — When Natalie O’Ryan’s fiancé books their wedding in her hometown, Natalie didn’t know the only reception venue available would be an old barn belonging to Justin…