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Ask 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 …

    Last month I headed off to the Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference. I’ve lost track of how many different writers conferences I have attended over the years, but I will never forget the first one.   Arriving at the conference as a newbie, I felt overwhelmed by all those attending. There were over …

  The following skit is one I prepared for my church fellowship group this week as we studied the topic of “God is Just.” The topic seemed to expand ever larger to include retribution and vengeance and retaliation and wrath.The topic loomed over me as impossible to grasp in a single brief class period. Finally, …

“Long time, no see.” It is an expression that we often use for people we have failed to keep in touch with. And it is an expression that too often describes me. “Out of sight, out of mind” is another apt description of my ability to shut off a relationship when the other person is …

As this new year started, I began pursuing a personal Bible study on the topic of compassion. Professional counselors have always emphasized the need for empathy. But what was the difference between the two terms? What did the word “compassion” truly mean? Webster told me that compassion referred to “suffering with another, having sympathy or …

In June, I learned that my newest book, Standing Tall After Falling Short, was chosen as a finalist for non-fiction book of the year 2013 at the Golden Scroll Awards ceremony.  These awards are sponsored by the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA).  The honor is especially cherished because the judges are my fellow authors …

As of May 31st, I retired from my role as pregnancy counselor with Bethany Christian Services. I loved working with my fellow staff and serving my clients, but the stress of dealing with administrative work became overwhelming. The time came for someone younger to step into my position.   So now I am watching the …

After over twenty years of working with the local pregnancy resource center, I retired several years ago.  Then I began working half time as a pregnancy counselor with Bethany Christian Services, adding a few more years of service there.  But in May I plan to retire for the second time.  There are still more books …

March is shaping up to be a busy month of speaking for me.  In addition to speaking at pregnancy centers and at schools, I’ll be speaking at the 18th annual Real Alternatives statewide conference on March 27th.  Real Alternatives provides life-affirming options to young people facing unplanned pregnancies, a passion I have shared for over …

It is official!  Both my very first book Why Say No When My Hormones Say Go? and my newest release Standing Tall After Falling Short carry the imprint of WingSpread, but as of the beginning of November, WingSpread has been bought out by Moody Publishers. As a result future editions of my books will carry …