by April S Genres: Christian Fiction, Clean Romance, Young Adult Today we are graced with the presence of Grace and her author April Smith. Grace is from Loving Grace which I reviewed last month. Grace, thank you for joining us today. I’m excited to get to know both of you better. […]
by Shanna Hatfield Genres: Clean Romance Felix drools. Not all the time, but when he is happy. It’s kind of gross, but kind of cute, too. What makes me laugh is the way he stops eating once he has drooled all over his food. (Well, I guess I can see […]
Paul emphasized the importance of praise in several of his letters to the churches. And especially praise mingled with prayer. In the book of Philippians, he speaks of the peace that comes as a result of praying and praising God in all things. In the Old Testament, there are some […]
Sometimes, it is really hard for me to look in the mirror and feel beautiful. I look and see the wrong weight, the puffy eyes or the blemishes or whatever else it is that detracts from my definition of attractive. Strangely, though, these are not things that I look for […]
Seventy times seven. In a day. That’s a lot of forgiving to keep track of. It would be so much easier if Jesus said we only have to forgive our brother seven times in a day. Or forever. Then again, as I think about it, I can’t remember a time […]
The campground was almost completely deserted. Granted, it was the end of September in the Cascade Mountains but we didn’t see anything too outrageous about the fact we were having one last weekend for the year. My husband found a huge chunk of oak and that evening we had a […]
As I listened to my dad’s coworkers share their experiences in working with him, I was a little stunned. Though this was a celebration of his retirement, they could have easily been talking about me. He prefers talking in person instead of over the phone, even if it means walking […]
Shanna Hatfield’s newest book is releasing today. I will be reading and reviewing it for you here on July 19, so be sure to stop back then. . . Excerpt Matilda held out a bright purple gift bag with orange polka-dotted tissue paper stuffed inside. Justin took the bag, removed the […]
Parceled out to friends and relatives, my sisters and I were separated from our parents and each other for several weeks. You see, my dad had been invited to Australia to teach at the University there and he took my mom along with him. I was fortunate to be able […]
People who know my husband and me often comment on how different we are and how they never would have pictured us together. While I am outgoing, optimistic, and, dare I say, effervescent, my dear husband is very much an introvert and tends to be more calm and serious. I […]