I’ve seen a lot of positive reviews for this novel from Robin W. Pearson. The publisher calls it “a Christian fiction novel with a poignant story of romance, a search for truth, and a journey to redemption”–all things I look for, don’t you? It’s the story of Maxine, who has a fiance and an orderly… Continue reading On the Nightstand: ‘Til I Want No More
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On the Nightstand: The World Is My Cloister–Living From the Hermit Within
This book popped up in one of my social media feeds, and I’m sure you’re not surprised I ordered it right away. The title is taken from a beautiful quote for St. Francis of Assisi: “The world is my cloister, my body is my cell, and my soul is the hermit within.” However… It wasn’t… Continue reading On the Nightstand: The World Is My Cloister–Living From the Hermit Within
On the Nightstand: Be Bold in the Broken
Mary Lenaburg‘s had a journey few of us would envy, but one that definitely inspires: twenty-two years of caring for her daughter Courtney, who as an infant suffered a series of seizures from which she never fully recovered. Mary’s got a gift of transparency when it comes to sharing her story and struggles…. how how… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Be Bold in the Broken
Friends in Faith: Deborah Elliott-Upton
It was a hot west Texas day in Amarillo, and I was going to be teaching at a writers’ conference. I came in a day earlier to “play” with a writer friend, Deborah Elliott-Upton, who I’d met a couple years earlier at the same conference. We had hit it off right away the first time,… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Deborah Elliott-Upton