Growing up in church, the concept of foreign missions wasn’t unfamiliar to me, but neither was it personal. Missionary work was something other people did. In 2003 my husband took his first missions trip to Macedonia, I stayed home and took care of the children. In 2005 he made his first trip to Kenya, returning Read More
Technology is an amazing thing. I’m writing this column in October, from the privacy of my home, but by time it is published, I will have been in Kenya for approximately six days and will still have about that many more to go. No doubt I will have much to write about when I return, Read More
Artists are a unique lot, often seeing the world from a very different perspective. Now I may not draw or paint, but I definitely create through my writing. As an artist, my mind is always open and seeking inspiration. I never know when inspiration might strike; seeing a billboard on the highway, hearing a verse Read More
It is hard for me to believe I have been publishing my own blog since April 2009. I really discovered my love for writing during a college English course. After that semester ended, my desire to write did not, so my husband, James, created a blog where I could have both an avenue and an Read More
Michele Phoenix’s Tangled Ashes is an appealing story of two dissimilar worlds that ultimately intersect. While the majority of the story unfolds in modern day France, Phoenix does a skillful job intertwining the historical elements of the account. The Tangled Ashes Prologue opens during the Nazi occupation of Lamorlaye, France. Anticipating liberation by the Allies, Read More
Exciting news! The book being published with two of my poems is available for presale. I’ve ordered 12 copies and still have 6 available for purchase. The presale cost is $22.50 plus $5 shipping for a total of $27.50. Cost for the book will go up to $25 plus shipping/handling. I do not receive any Read More
“To all who choose to believe, in the midst of their Plan B, that one day faith will win over doubt, light will win over darkness, love will win over hate, and all things will be redeemed and exist the way they should.” These words, appearing even before the acknowledgements, mark the beginning of Pete Read More
