Sep 12, 2023 | Faith, Happenings, My Life
The prayer group that meets at my home on Tuesday mornings, has been going almost ten years. It’s hard to believe. We started out with around 10 and now there are 6 of us who meet every week. We were meeting at a church, but there was a preschool on the premises that...
Sep 10, 2023 | Biblical Fiction, Dialogue in fiction, Faith, Happenings, On Writing
In early June, I taught the last of my series, “Nine Women of the Bible, as You Never Knew Them.” Based on my nine Biblical novels, we had some lively discussions and several gals did some research on their own. There is so much more to these women than the brief...
Sep 10, 2023 | Biblical Fiction, Dialogue in fiction, Faith, Happenings, My Life, On Writing
Starting over isn’t easy at any age, let alone when you are over 75. My agent and friend for over 15 years has had to close her agency due to severe health problems. We worked together well on many books and I will miss her. The problem is, I’m still writing, but now...
May 12, 2023 | Biblical Fiction, Composing Music, Faith, Happenings, My Life, Technique
It’s nice to be told I don’t look my age, chronological age, that is, but my body seems to be betraying me! My answer is to just keep busy! An active person has an active mind! I have friends who lament they have nothing to do. I could gel out in front of the TV but...
Apr 21, 2023 | Biblical Fiction, Faith, Happenings, My Life, Technique
I am enjoying the series on Nine Women of the Bible that I am teaching at my church. We had a great discussion last week on the Woman of Samaria, and this week we’ll talk about Martha, the woman who hosted Jesus and his disciples many times in her home. When I wrote...
Apr 7, 2023 | Composing Music, Faith, Happenings, My Life, Poetry
March has been a month of rain! Lots of it! Not only is the ground saturated, but we’ve also had an abundance of another kind of rain: The Holy Spirit. Starting first at Asbury University in Kentucky but spreading to other campuses across the country. Evangelist Mario...