Beaches, Friendship, & Fiction

By Janet Ferguson Aren’t beaches great? And even more fun with friends? Not long ago, Shelia featured my friend Jackie Layton’s book, Christmastide at Bald Head Island. https://sheliastovall.com/2016/11/21/when-dreams-come-true-by-jackie-layton/ Jackie and I critique...

Gooey Brownies by Rose McCauley

Want to win a free copy of Christmastide at Bald Head Island? Just subscribe to Shelia’s blog and she’ll have a drawing on Sunday, December 17.  Four of the three authors in this book are friends with Shelia. We try to get together to brainstorm every few...

Getting In Focus with God By Jackie Layton

My husband and I were both born in Kentucky and met each other in church in Georgia. We fell in love and got married in Athens, Georgia. In 1994 we moved back to Kentucky so our sons could grow up around family. Tim helped start Wesley Village, a retirement community...

While My Soldier Serves

By Edie Melson There are times when life is lived in the dark. Everywhere we turn—inside and out—the landscape is bleak and barren. God seems a million miles away and our prayers—when we can find the words to pray—feel like they go no farther than the ceiling. I’ve...

My Story of Friendship & Hope by Connilyn Cossette

I grew up in Spokane, Washington but my husband and I moved away when we had been married just one year, in 1998. I always tease him that he has a bit of gypsy blood in him, he used to get restless after a couple of years in one place, so we spent the next few years...

Up Against Giants by Lori Stanley Roeleveld

In my forties, I studied karate. I was new at it, but I’m competitive. I entered my first tournament as a lowly orange belt. I won first place in two divisions: kata (a series of choreographed moves) and weapons. With only the sparring division left, I felt confident....