When this writer has no words, the call is for me to “be still and know.” Wednesday night June 1, 2022, when The Endling won two major industry awards, my first response was shock. People I have grown to love had interacted with me for four days without a hint…
Read MoreI’ll start this miracle with a confession. I have never once cried over my mother’s passing. This is why. I got a call before 3 AM on a Sunday in May that staff found my mom seizing and unresponsive. She was headed from the nursing home to…
Read MoreOh, had I missed it, that sweet March miracle would be lost. It began with a tiny creature, no larger than my pinky nail, reaching a deep part of my soul. Waking me up. But I am getting ahead of myself. Just as I did on that blustery, cold, March…
Read MoreMiracles. Some folks can fit their description into a tiny box. Coincidence, fate, chance, luck, etc. A very small box. My box has no sides or top. It’s as big as wide-open spaces. If I want to see, feel, and emotionally connect to miracles, I have but to take…
Read MoreThose who know me will tell you I’m prone to wear sweaters in hot summer weather. I’m always cold! And, it has been bitter cold in Virginia. Being cold-natured is connected to one of the most tender, loving miracles I’ve ever experienced. May 2019, my mom had a series…
Read MoreThis month, the miracle is one we all experience. Most of us just had encounters with it during Christmas. And those of us who ponder on it, the billions of us down through the ages since His birth, try to reconcile how Jesus, knowing the path before him, left the…
Read MoreDreams. We all have them even if we don’t remember them. As a therapist I heard many dreams that gave miraculous warnings about dangerous relationships, over-the-top spending, or need to be more mindful of of children. While some would say dreams emerged from the subconscious, I believe they were all…
Read MoreI love photobombs. The person being photographed thinks they know how the picture will turn out, only to have a huge surprise when something unexpected steals the scene. This month the miracle is how God photobombed me! No kidding! When I was writing The Endling, I clearly remember the day…
Read MoreThis month my miracle feels most personal. Perhaps because I haven’t shared it more than a handful of times and never to nonbelievers. But as my sisters and brothers in Christ (fellow believers) I feel nudged to share it now with all of you. Music has always been important to…
Read MoreBIG NEWS!! The Endling won: 1st Place, 2021 Contemporary Novel of the Year Advanced Writer’s and Speakers Association and 1st Place, 2021 Novel of the Year Christian Market Book Award Sometimes miracles come in clusters. One very memorable cluster occurred when I was a sophomore in high school. I was…
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