It's that time of year where all readers and writers alike take inventory of the books they've read and pick their favs. I'm a girl who...

The church of God is not a shiny trophy of excellence—we’re a rag-tag group of miscreants who have been saved by grace. 

The Old Testament can make me uncomfortable. It holds historical accounts of complicated people who lived in real-world places and...

God bless summer camp. No, I mean it sincerely! I don't want to sound trite. While I appreciate it's role in allowing my kids to swim,...

If we could simply change the past---or better yet, the way the present is perceived---wouldn't that just be, well, convenient?

There’s a whole lot of noise in the world. I just spent a week in which there was a lot of silence. My husband was working around the...

Hello friends! It’s been such a joy to experience how God has used my article for Risen Motherhood, “Looking for Rest in the Wrong...

Tis the season for shopping and holiday events! I love being a vendor at Christmas markets, and I'll be taking part in THREE this year....

This week I received such a thrill. The top two emails in my inbox right now are with editors for two different publications looking to...

(The following is an essay that is close to the heart. It's been 13 years that we lost my grandfather, and last night, as we all...

If you're here, than you probably already know about my self-published children's book If My Oak Tree Could Speak (if not, grab your copy...

“What’s that, mommy?” My three-year old’s small finger was extending down the hall. I looked quickly on my way to open the door. “It’s a...

I wanted to be happy for them. I wanted to smile when they came into the room. I wanted to open my arms when they came near instead of...

An indie author's experience as a vendor at Word on the Street Toronto.

There's been an explosion of my work this week which has been fun. For so long it's just me and the writing, and then me and the...

If you've been paying attention (and I really don't mind if you weren't) you will have noticed that I took a social media break for the...

On the news a little while ago, a middle grade book called Front Desk by Kelly Yang was temporarily banned at a New York school due to a...

Books are a wonderful gift to give all year around, but at Christmas especially, it presents a cozy opportunity to curl up with a child...

It has been a hot minute since I last blogged. I've been writing here and there, not committing to anything in particular. It's been a...

It was a beautiful day in July, warm and sunny, when I found out I was no longer a mother. I was checking my voicemail as my husband...