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A Voice in the Wind has had four covers over the last twenty years.  The first depicted characters Atretes, Hadassah and Marcus.  The second was dark blue and had a faint shadow of Roman columns behind the large print title.  The third is maroon and black with Hadassah praying in the center.  The last cover, and my personal favorite (painted by Robert Papp), has Hadassah standing before the arena.  She is beautiful. 

In the book, Hadassah is very plain.  Like Jesus as described in Isaiah, there is nothing physically beautiful about her that would commend her to anyone.   I wanted Hadassah to be an ordinary, rather plain girl, who becomes extraordinary in the hands of God.  Jesus’ beauty wasn’t as the world defines beauty.  He is beautiful because of Who He IS: God incarnate; Love personified, the Creator of true life. 

To me, the last cover of A Voice in the Wind shows how Hadassah might look...

Phoebe is one of my favorite characters from A Voice in the Wind.  In the beginning, she is a pagan woman who has faith in her household gods.  But her heart and mind are open and she observes Hadassah who lives out a life of faith in Jesus.  Phoebe becomes a believer.  As she was in the beginning, she is still a woman who loves her family and grows increasingly concerned over their choices in life.  As her health deteriorates, her reliance on Jesus becomes stronger.  She is dedicated to prayer and a quiet, though powerful influence in the lives of her wayward children, Marcus and Julia, primary characters in the second novel of the Mark of the Lion trilogy; An Echo in the Darkness. 

I am blessed to know many women like Phoebe.  Some have good health, others struggle with life-long health issues that limit their activities.  Some are elderly and unable to attend church because of physical disabilities,...

We never know what God will do.  When I became a Christian, I couldn’t write.  Nothing made sense or seemed worthwhile.  After working hard to build a career, I came to an insurmountable wall.  “All is vanity,” as Solomon said and I knew that to be true.  It wasn’t until I gave up trying to do what I wanted that God opened my eyes through the Hosea story and nudged me (strongly!) to write Redeeming Love.  That book became a defining moment in my life. 

I thought Redeeming Love was my swan song, and I was happy to move on to other things; for one, working alongside my husband in his aviation business.  Once again, God had other ideas and dropped “hints” in the form of characters that wouldn’t leave me alone day or night.  I also had questions about how to walk in faith in a world that seems darker every day.  

God gave birth to the character of Hadassah in my imagination.  She was like me;...

I’ve yet to hear any politician give a simple, straight-forward, truthful solution to our current economic problems.  Both sides promise the moon and deliver dust. Everything focuses on what is best for the party rather than what is best for our nation. 

Please take two minutes to watch this:

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/EW5IdwltaAc?rel=0

In the words of John F. Kennedy:  “Ask not what your country can do for you.  Ask what you can do for your country.”

Or – better said:  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight.”   

God has plenty of advice in the book of Proverbs on how to handle finances – and what to look for in leaders. 

Better to know the truth and prepare for hard times ahead than pretend the government (...