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Meet Sara Beth Williams: Author Insights and New Releases
Good morning. Today I am interviewing Christian author Sara Beth Williams. Sara Beth, thank you for being my guest today. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I live in the Sacramento area, in Northern California, and am married with two girls and three cats. I love being creative in many facets, including playing music,…
Keep readingMy Basketball Man: A Poetic Tribute
There he goes Look at him now Moving across the floor Dribbling that ball Passing it. Wow! He just scored two more. He’s my basketball man Moving as fast as he can Those rippling muscles That flash of tan. There goes my basketball man. I wrote the above poem during a time when our high…
Keep readingFrom Country Roots to New Dreams: A Spiritual Reflection
This post was previously published in October 2024 under Sweaters and Knee Socks. Today I’ve added an update to the original post to share how God has directed my path. Sweaters and Knee Socks I grew up in a family that didn’t have much money for extras. We didn’t buy name brand clothes. We shopped…
Keep readingBalancing Writing and Life: Tips from Allison Pearl
Good morning, today I’m interviewing author Allison Pearl. Allison, thank you for being a guest on my blog. Let’s start with you telling us a little bit about yourself. Hi! I’m Allison Pearl, a Romantic Suspense and Cozy Mystery writer. I love writing about close-knit worlds in both small towns and big cities inspired by…
Keep readingFrom Hiatus to Inspiration: A Novelist’s Revival
In 2018, I began a story about a hometown football player and the valedictorian meeting up at their 15-year class reunion. Then I wrote a sequel to it. I went on to rewrite two contemporary novels from the past. In 2019 I signed a contract for my first holiday novella, then for the Reluctant Billionaire.…
Keep readingLessons Learned from a Winter Storm Experience
Brrrrrr. Cold. Bitter cold hit my area this weekend. Temps were in the negative Teens. I did what I was supposed to in the event of freezing temperatures. I ran a trickle of water in all of my faucets. I didn’t count on our propopane furnace stopping…Stopping…Starting…Stopping…Starting. Worried that this was a potential safety issue,…
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A Christmas Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father, We thank You for being Emmanuel, the Lord is with us this Holy day. For sending your One and Only Son, Jesus, to become a sacrifice for our sins For becoming the bridge between You and us. Through Salvation in Jesus, You wipe our slate of sins clean and fill us with…
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Finding Hope After Heartbreak
A while back, I thought God was doing something new in my life. For months I was excited about the possibilities, until I discovered that what I wanted was not in His plan for me. Today I cried over the loss of a dream. Then I prayed in earnest to my Heavenly Father, who brought…
Keep readingFrom Tears to Triumph: My Writing Journey
Over the weekend I attended a craft show that happened to be in the gym of my old elementary school. That school held some of the saddest memories of my life with very few good times. The above photo with me holding up the sign for our class photo was a special privilege that made…
Keep readingGood Monday Evening 9-15-25
Autumn is my favorite season. We call it “fall” around here. Living in the rural community in Michigan where we experience four very different seasons, there is a thrill in the air when the temperatures cool at night, the trees begin to show their colors, and pumpkins and squash are at all the roadside stands.…
Keep readingFrom the Archives: Rungs of Truth
Once I realized I was thinking negatively about myself, then the next step was to replace the negative thought with a positive truth.
Keep readingNaomi’s Daughters
I’ve posted much about the loss of my husband which is going on 15 years this August. Feels more like 8 years. But God has brought healing through the grief. I have wonderful memories of my husband but the pain of losing him is almost gone. It creeps up on me during the annivesary dates,…
Keep readingReaching for Light: Lessons from My Cat Ash
Warning: If seeing a cat on top of a table offends you, you should not read this post. However, if you own a cat, you know that sometimes, despite our valiant efforts to stop them, cats will jump up on tables, counters, shelves, every available space in your house at some point. This is Ash.…
Keep readingEmbracing God’s Invitation: A Reflection on Isaiah 55
To start the first Sunday of the year 2025 right, I opened the Bible to read some verses today. This passage came to mind from the Old Testament book of Isaiah. Isaiah 55. What a blessed piece of Scripture! It illustrates so beautifully what a relationship with God looks like. Isaiah 55:3 – Incline your…
Keep readingThis life is not the End.
We hear and read a lot about of the End of the World. Many think it is close. That we are seeing the Book of Revelations played out before our eyes. This causes unrest among God’s people when it should really be something we are looking forward to. To hear the trumpet call and see…
Keep readingFrom the Archives: Finding Joy Again
Having an Advent wreath in my home is something that I didn’t start until a year or two after my husband passed away. At the time, I was looking for a way to make Christmas more meaningful to my son, who was in elementary school at the time. So I bought an Advent wreath. It…
Keep readingMeet the Author: Cynthia Beach
I met today’s guest at an author expo at my local library. Like myself, she is a Michigan author. Cynthia was a delight to have as my next-table neighbor. I got to know some of her life story that day, but I wanted to find out more. So today Cynthia joins me to talk about…
Keep readingMeet the Author: Susan TeBos
Author Susan TeBos I recently met Susan at an author event near my hometown in Michigan. Susan, it was a pleasure to meet you and learn about your book. Thank you for joining me on my blog today. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am a homegrown Michigan author with a not so…
Keep readingThe End Goal
Our Detroit Tigers worked hard playing baseball but didn’t quite make it to their goal. On the other hand, our Detroit Lions are consistently winning their football games after many years of living with defeat. Football and baseball players invest their lives in the sport and work hard towards the goal of winning championship titles.…
Keep readingMeet the Author: Andrea Jo Rodgers
Heavenly Rescues and Answered Prayers contains Powerful Stories of Life’s Emergencies. For more than 35 years, veteran EMT Andrea Jo Rodgers has been helping people in their most terrifying and vulnerable moments—and bearing witness to the miraculous power and handiwork of God. In this new collection of unforgettable stories, Andrea shares more heart-pounding accounts of…
Keep readingLost car keys, again?
I have errands to run this morning. But I woke up before three a.m. and didn’t know if I’d get back to sleep. If I couldn’t sleep longer then I wouldn’t feel like getting out and, well, I’d already placed a grocery order. My kids were still up. They work second shift so they stay…
Keep readingGood Wednesday Morning. October 2, 2024
Wait, Good morning? What is so good about it? I didn’t sleep well. I woke up early, disoriented from my dreams. Then I remembered something I wanted to change about an ad I placed, so I left a message at the newspaper desk and also sent an email.Whew! Hopefully they can make the change in…
Keep readingGood Monday Morning July 15, 2024
It’s been a few months since I wrote a blog post. And before that, it had been almost a year. What have I been up to? Many of you may not know that in 2010, my husband passed away from a tragic work accident. My faith in God remained strong through my grief, but the…
Keep readingJanuary 8, 2024: Good Monday Morning
Good Monday Morning. I have not posted to my blog for almost a year due to health problems. While I am still not 100%, I am able to pick up a little on my writing again. I have some actual goals this year. I’ll be writing curriculum for children’s ministry again this year. I enjoy…
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