Emily Parke Chase
Thanks for returning for the fourth in our Advent series on “Thanking Jesus.” We are exploring people in the Bible who expressed thanks to God for His blessings. Today, once again, it is not the family patriarch but one of his sons who expresses thanks to God. The patriarch Jacob, who has every reason to …
Read More Advent 2016 – Day 4Welcome back for the 3rd devotional in our Advent series on “Thanking Jesus.” Yesterday we saw that it wasn’t a famous patriarch who first gave thanks to God, but a humble servant sent to Paddan-aram to find a wife for Isaac. Today we meet another person who gave thanks. Again this individual is not an …
Read More Advent 2016 – Day 3Welcome back to the second in our new series of 24 Advent devotionals on “Thanking Jesus.” Did you attempt my challenge from yesterday? Several of you suggested names of candidates (including Adam, Eve, Cain and Noah to name just a few) as the first person in the Bible to give thanks to God. When I began …
Read More Advent 2016 – Day 2Day 1 Many decades ago when I was just a little girl, I got the brilliant idea of preparing my Christmas thank-you notes before the holiday arrived. How was this possible? The gifts were still wrapped and under the tree! But smart me, I wrote out a template of notes that began, “Dear (blank), thank …
Read More Advent 2016 – Day 1Do you remember playing with a kaleidoscope for the first time as a child? Do you remember the fascination of seeing all the tiny blips form intricate patterns of color? Each time you twisted the toy a new pattern emerged. Recently I picked up a kaleidoscope again. The concept is not complicated. Several mirrors, …
Read More KaleidoscopeI don’t usually advertise outside events but coming up next month Bethany Christian Services, where I serve as staff chaplain, is hosting a major event for adoptive and foster care families. There are a multitude of workshops to help families and train caseworkers on how to respond more effectively to the needs of children who …
Read More Northeast Adoption & Child Welfare SummitHave you noticed the updated look of my website? I could never have done it without the help of my youngest son and my husband. Together they reorganized and redesigned the entire site. They graciously asked me for my input here and there, just to make me feel like I was part of the process, …
Read More Updated website! Check it out!Another Book Signing! Emily will be among the authors featured at a book signing at the annual Celebrate the Book festival in Carlisle, PA October 17-23. Come join her there at the Bosler Library the afternoon of October 19th between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. Speakers at the festival include Lisa Scottoline, author of legal suspense …
Read More Celebrate the Book!“When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens.” Jeremiah 10:13 (NASV) Each morning when I walk through our neighborhood, I cross a bridge over a small stream. I often pause there to listen as the water burbles and tumbles over the stones in its way. The sound is pure, …
Read More ObstaclesAsk any writer about their passion and they will talk about the pleasure of crafting words, developing characters, and creating plots. The past few weeks, this writer has set aside work on her own novels. Instead, I’ve been busy with the other side of writing: reading. Part of my work as an author is encouraging …
Read More The other side of writing…