By Carol Anderson— I take the flowers and arrange them one by one in the blue crystal vase that my mother loves; today is her day. I have plotted and planned for months and enlisted five of my closest friends to create a surprise birthday party in honor of her
By Beth Havey – May is truly spring—and the perfect time to celebrate birth, new life and being a mom. The flowering trees shout out, celebrate! And many of us begin to think about the beginnings of the garden—what’s that old phrase, you can plant your veggies and annuals after
By Jackie Bennett – Gardens hold a special place in many writer’s lives. Novelists, poets, biographers and authors of children’s books, from Agatha Christie to Rupert Brooke, Beatrix Potter to Henry James, have turned to gardens for inspiration – their own and those that they knew best. Great things happen
By Sharon V. King− How are you doing with your New Year’s Resolutions? Here’s one more to add to your list, and it’s one you can easily achieve: Resolve this year to age “grace-fully,” as in aging full of God’s grace. A new book from Anaiah Press can help you
By Caroline Clifton-Mogg – Until well into the nineteenth century, most of mainland Europe was predominantly a rural country, and the roots of most people were those of the countryside. The geological and natural landscapes that people knew and grew up with were those of woods and pastures, mountains and
By Kate Branch – In today’s world you would have to be a recluse to avoid a camera. Everywhere I go I see someone capturing a moment with a camera phone. Never has it been a more appropriate time to be photogenic. And it is not even an issue of
Submitted by Pearl Nsiah-Kumi– God loves us so much He has made a way for us to escape the consequences of sin, by believing in the name of His Son, Jesus. Get on board for a spiritual walk to your salvation. http://www.pearlkumi.net My friend Pearl Nsiah-Kumi, a multi-published Christian author
Excerpt by Sharon King− Introduction We’ve all had to endure it. After the celebrations and the “Now You’re 50” birthday balloons from our friends and relatives, off we go to our doctor for the midlife checkup. From our hairlines to our hormones, we see and feel the changes that come
By Sherri Gragg− The crowds were relentless. An endless sea of suffering humanity was tossed wave after wave upon the shore of Peter’s doorstep—the feverish, the blind, the lame, the deaf, and, as evening drew near, the hordes of demon possessed. Jesus worked nonstop—touching them, speaking to them, freeing them,
By Carole Towriss − Published November 2012, DeWard Publishing Co. Back Cover Blurb: Bezalel is a Hebrew slave to Ramses II. An artisan of the highest order, Ramses has kept him in the palace even when all other Israelites have been banned. Bezalel blames El Shaddai for isolating him from
By Kathy Howard WEEK ONE: Arms Open Wide Our neighbors are building a fence. They moved in several months ago, but until recently the property line between our driveway and their backyard was wide open. With no barrier between our properties, I noticed when Dad played Catch with his three
By Dawn Yoder− Excerpt adapted from Real Women Leading: With Proverbs 31 Values by Lisa Troyer and Dawn Yoder The Proverbs 31 woman was not someone I wanted to read about when I was a girl. The way she was presented just made me mad. All that talk about sewing
By Inspirational Author and Speaker Connie Ruth Christiansen – I wrote a book. It flowed from my finger tips with little effort, and it eventually found its way into the hands of a publisher who believed in the uniqueness of it. And it is now finding its way to the
Excerpt by Connie Cavanaugh – As I drove away from the church, it hit me once again how I had come full circle — from darkness to numbness with an exciting interlude in between. I felt hopeless and alone. If only I could just walk away from religion and quietly
I stood in front of my bathroom mirror, squinting from the bright lights above while also trying to open my eyelids so I could brush mascara on my lashes. My heart was wrestling with self-doubt regarding an event I would be speaking at the next day. I had felt honored,
By Lucille Zimmerman − Women increasingly find themselves pulled in many directions, striving to balance the needs of others with the need to nurture themselves. This pull is often exhausting and, sometimes, can lead to resentment or burn-out. So how do we manage our work and family and faith and
By Robin Lee Hatcher − Seattle: When Robin Lee Hatcher‘s marriage ended in divorce, she was devastated. “I’d been so convinced God had promised me that He would save our marriage,” the author says, but she quickly learned that sometimes God answers prayer in the most unexpected ways. In the
By Sharon Jaynes − As a wife, you have been given the privilege of serving as a mighty prayer warrior for your husband. Yet sometimes, even when poised with the best of intentions, the task can feel overwhelming. You wonder: What should I pray? How should I pray? What prayers
By Kristen Jane Anderson – She wanted death, but God had other plans Storehouse Media Group to bring Kristen Jane Anderson’s inspiring story to the big screen. Seattle: “Hollywood may seem too far gone to most Christians. Something to shun,” explains Amber Lia of Storehouse Media Group. “But we believe
By Daphne Tarango − When I first submitted my family’s unemployment story to Vicki Huffman, I offered to write a review of her book once it was completed. Only God knew the reason and the season in which I would need to read the inspirational words in Still Looking: Finding
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