February 5, 2013
My new website and blog – together at last! This blog that you are now reading actually appears on my website, so go ahead and click the Home tab and start perusing all the pages. My old site was a free one that I designed myself using free templates. All I can say is that […]
Read More →January 24, 2013
These days, writers don’t just write. Banish the image of an introverted novelist holed away in a mountain cabin for weeks at a time. Writers must build their platform by maintaining an online presence and engaging in social media. And they must participate in promoting and marketing not only their writing, but themselves. Kinda feels like selling your […]
Read More →December 27, 2012
In one year, everything has changed for our friend Chester. This time last year, he wanted his life to end. Now his heart sings with joy indescribable. His life has purpose. It matters. Chester has lived inside San Quentin for close to 20 years, incarcerated for 50-years-to-life because of three robberies. The combined total amount […]
Read More →December 4, 2012
Way back in the spring, a friend of a friend asked me to speak about missions at her small church in December. It made me chuckle. I mean, it’s not like I’m a celebrity that I have to be booked so far in advance. But I also wondered if there might be a better month. […]
Read More →November 5, 2012
Yesterday was my birthday. And my husband’s birthday. We enjoyed a very mellow, relaxing day. After all, we’ve both had a lot of birthdays and the years certainly have gathered speed of late – rather like a giant snowball racing downhill – so it all feels a bit old hat. After church, we went out to brunch, read the […]
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