American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) 25,000 died in combat; 25,000 wounded War of 1812 (1812-1815) 15,000 died; 5,000 wounded Mexican-American War (1846-1848) 13,283 died; 4,152 wounded The American Civil War 214,938 died in combat, an estimated 400,000-500,000 died of other causes: wounds, infection, disease; total deaths approximately 750,000 (420 died each day) World …
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men (and women) to do nothing.” Edmund Burke “HE has told you, O man, what is good and what the Lord requires of you, but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8
Last weekend, I flew up to Reno to take part in the Redeeming Love Conference put on by the Awaken Reno ministry and hosted by Outlook Christian Church. Before the event, I had the opportunity to hang out with the five amazing women of faith who put this event together. The idea started with their …
I’m always afraid to say too much about a project I’m working on because it seldom turns out to be like the outline. Characters tend to take over and I’m just along for the ride to see where they’re going to end up. In this case, I don’t want to say too much because there …
A few readers wrote with some concern that this book was more “explicit” than my others and they wondered why I had Abra in relationships with three men. I knew that question would come up, what surprised me is the discomfort seemed to be focused on the love scene between Abra and Joshua as a …
“Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
It’s been a while since I’ve been to a writers’ conference, and this is one of the best in the country. I’m going as a student with a missionary friend from Chile. We can’t wait to dump our stuff in a room and head for class. The instructors are all terrific, several friends I’ve known …
“I love work (writing). It fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.”
The pestilence has spread. I’m not sure if it’s the cold I caught in Branson or the beaded strings of pollen dripping from our oak tree, but I’m still sniffling and hacking. I’m sorry to say Rick caught it a few days after I did. At least we’re no longer contagious (so we’ve been told), …
“What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?”