Henry Ward Beecher
“We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things.”
Why I Wrote Bridge to Haven
Every story I’ve written has begun with a question or issue with which I’m wrestling. I have particular struggles in my faith walk that seem to come up over and over again. It is easier for me to trust the Lord with my life than it is to trust Him with the lives of those …
Thomas Jefferson
“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.”
Life in the Womb
When conception occurs, all the God-designed instructions of what the person will be are set; sex, eye color, physical attributes, intelligence, gifts. By the second week, the baby attaches and burrows into the wall of his/her mother’s womb. Within the next week, blood vessels and sex cells form. The foundations for the brain, spinal column …
Erma Bombeck
“Sometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.”
Clothing of the 50’s
I keep hoping 50s fashions will come back in style. Women looked like women and not starving refugees or sex-trafficked teenagers looking for a john. Fifties style showed off women’s hourglass figures without showing off a lot of skin. Dresses were mid-calf full skirts, belted waists (where waists naturally are) and fitted bodices often buttoned-up …
Alert to writers!
The Christian Writers’ Guild has pulled out all the stops for this year’s Writing for the Soul Conference, February 13-16 at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Featured speakers are Angela Hunt, Brandilyn Collins, James Scott Bell, Randy Ingermanson, and many more. The conference offers 72 hours of classes in four tracks: Promotion & Marketing, …
Sanctity of Life and Human Trafficking Awareness Month
These two issues have grabbed hold of me and tear at my heart. The first came upon me through my own personal experience with abortion. Oh, how a frightened girl will swallow lies that “it will be easy and you can just go on with your life”. Maybe for some. It took me years of …
Greta Garbo
“Being a movie star, and this applies to all of them, means being looked at from every possible direction. You are never left at peace, you’re just fair game.”
Famous Stars of the 50’s
One of the ways I visualize my characters is to post pictures of people on a bulletin board that runs along the wall to the left of my computer. I found several pictures that fit my mental image of Abra. One is of an unnamed pre-teen girl with pale green eyes and wild red hair. …