Season of Hope Now Available!

SEASON OF HOPE Now Available! When I chose the title for this book months ago, I never would have imagined how fitting it would be for the year. I’ve survived cancer and covid, my husband’s Alzheimer’s has stabilized, and we’re (mostly) settled in our new home of five months. It’s been a tough year, but also a season filled with …

Happy Birthday, United States of America!

Happy Birthday, United States of America! As is often the case, music speaks the words far better than I can. This cover of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” by Home Free gives me the goosebumps. Love it! I’ll forever be grateful for all those who’ve served and to those who gave it all to make and keep our country …

Jesus Loves Me, This I Know …

Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so … For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.         Ephesians 2:10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his …

Springtime

Spring is here. Honest! Even though we Minnesotan’s and upper Midwesterners aren’t seeing a lot of evidence right now. Several blankets of snow still coat the grass, the temperatures are hovering in the single digits, and the winds are howling like they do in January. Yet, the calendar tells us spring is here. Just in case you doubt, here’s a …

Fiction for the Lenten Season

The other day I searched for Easter fiction, novels that would add depth to the Lenten season. I was surprised at how few I found for adults, barely a handful (although there are many for children). Now, if I’d performed a search for Christmas novels, the results would have been entirely different. I wonder why that is. I suppose the argument could …