Imperfect Pieces

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm: 147:3 NIV Walking on the beach, searching for perfect seashells is an activity that always returns me to my childhood. My body may be older, but my spirit is childlike, searching for treasure. This year, the...

How to Defeat Jealousy

By Shelia Stovall Everyone I know suffers from jealousy at some time in their life.  Since starting the writing journey, I’ve been plagued by the acrid emotion and it shames me.  When it’s time to announce finalists for different writing contests, I shut down my...

Angels Among Us

By Wanda Rosseland Oh, the joy of hearing people tell about their angel stories! I never dreamed in my life of having an opportunity to hear this, let alone write about them; true angels, close enough to touch, magnificent beyond belief in their beauty and power. And...

Dog Friends – Real and Imagined

By Ann H. Gabhart Have you ever had a super dog friend? I have. Several of them. I started begging for my own dog when I was about eight. I needed a dog like I needed air to breathe. Some of you may understand that and some of you may not. We had barn cats. We had...

Miracle Meeting

For with God nothing shall be impossible. Luke 1:37 Every mission trip to Africa leaves me with an awareness, that God is with me. Today’s story is an example of God’s grace and faithfulness. I met a little girl, Melalla, six years ago on my first trip to Africa. Of...

September 2017 New Releases in Christian Fiction

Contemporary Romance: Planting Hope by Brenda S. Anderson — Jess Beaumont is trying to get her separated parents together again by restoring the family cabin gardens that helped them fall in love. Luke Harrison inherited his Gran’s candy store, but would rather...

Just Breathe

It’s been crazy, preparing for our next mission trip to Africa, while summer is the busiest season for the library. On top of that, my wonderful agent decided to leave the field, so I feel orphaned, in the ultra-competitive writing world. In September, I plan to...

So God Made a Dog

The devotional, So God Made a Dog, released yesterday. It includes 10 of my stories.  I’m honored to have my name listed with these talented writers.  I wrote an extra devotional, in case the editor wasn’t pleased with my efforts. See below, the story I...

August 2017 New Christian Fiction Releases

  Action/Adventure: Imperfect Lies by Elizabeth Noyes — When another woman emerges from the past to claim Mallory Cameron’s happily ever after, she cuts her losses and sets out to find a headline-worthy story to launch her journalism career. She...