A Hero on Every Page
Tomorrow is my birthday. Let’s celebrate by ME giving YOU another free peek inside my latest book. A Pondering Heart is the first in a series of biblical fiction that stretched both my faith and my writing ability. But you don’t care about that. You’ve read chapter one and chapter two, and now you’re ready …
Third Glimpse behind the Curtain Read More »
Happy December, faithful reader of this blog. Welcome to chapter two of A Pondering Heart: Anna huffed, arms crossed over her chest, when she shuffled down into the small room she shared with Father. Father and I had spent time together in the evenings since before my mother died. He taught me to read, write, …
Your Next FREE Look Into Mary’s Heart Read More »
This month, I’ll be giving away the first three chapters of the first book in my Reflections series. That’s right. If you follow the blog, you’ll get to read the first three chapters (one per week) without investing more than your time. Of course, I hope you get invested in the story. I hope you …
Merry Christmas from Mary Read More »
Today this author is with her family. She’s enjoying some fresh-roasted turkey with a large helping of her sister’s homemade cornbread dressing. It’s delicious. And time with family along with dressing and gravy make this MY favorite holiday of the year. Even better, this is my beautiful granddaughter’s first Thanksgiving and she’s spending it with …
Happy Thanksgiving Read More »
November is halfway over. My Reflections series has been introduced, and I’m thankful for those of you who have purchased, read and reviewed the book. But it is only the first in a series, and I’m going to give you a peek inside the second book in the series today. Today’s excerpt comes from A …
A Preview of A Laboring Hand Read More »
Gratitude is one of those non-negotiable items in my world. I love making the month of Thanksgiving a month-long celebration of gratitude. You’ve seen my memes before. This year, it will be a little different. I’ll be running the thirty memes on my Facebook Author page. Find it here. I’ll be asking for your input, …
Thanksgiving is Coming! Time for Thirty Days of Gratitude Read More »
It didn’t surprise God that Adam needed a companion. The Creator of time glimpses each moment of it in the same instant. The thought boggles our minds, I know. So let’s move on to something we can comprehend. Now the Lord God said, It is not good (sufficient, satisfactory) that the man should be alone: …
The Wide Angle Lens on Helping Read More »
“I will make him an help meet for him” (Genesis 2:18) is the Bible’s first description of Eve. In fact, when God created the woman (Adam’s name for her since he named all he saw), His purpose was to give the man a helper. After all, there was too much important work to do–naming everything, …
FINDING FOCUS: Helping Read More »
For those of you who found your way here thanks to my First Time Lolly hashtag on Instagram, welcome. This is the sort of post you were hoping to see since it details my recent adventures in babysitting. Mostly, it’s just a forum for the proud #firsttimelolly to show off a dozen pictures of the …
Adventures in Babysitting Read More »
As we sat in our air-conditioned truck in a line so long we could barely see the Ferris wheel over the trees, my husband and I decided the last time we’d been to the Oregon State Fair was in 2012. Neither of us recalled a line of traffic from three directions converging onto a single …
A Trip to the State Fair Read More »
