Friends in Faith: Rest in Peace, Shannon Wine

About two weeks ago, I got a message from a good friend from a Christian writers’ conference. She’d seen on social media that a mutual friend, Shannon Wine, had suffered a brainstem hemorrhage and the prognosis was very poor. The following day, Shannon was declared brain dead. Shannon wasn’t a small woman, but she moved… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Rest in Peace, Shannon Wine

The Race

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Do you want to be first? Okay, so maybe not first. But probably not last. Last can leave us with the piece of cake with the least frosting on it, the… Continue reading The Race

Friends in Faith: Michele Huey

Michele Huey and I met in 2005 at a writers’ conference in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Michele, an evangelical Christian, seemed to do everything right: She was (and is) a wonderful wife and mother and a terrific writer. She’s an award-winning columnist, and also had a radio show for ten years. I was excited (and a… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Michele Huey

Create Your Own Happiness

An occasional series based on stuff that hangs in my room… or my heart. I love this one. I’m probably like many of you… a people pleaser. And while that can have its own problems, the difficulty I have in saying no has led me on some adventures that brought so much joy. I probably… Continue reading Create Your Own Happiness