Novelist and Narrative Non-fiction Author
"From my heart to yours!" Hi, dear friends and fans! NEWS BLAST I'm thrilled to announce that my book WILDERNESS COURAGE won 1st place in the Nonfiction Life Stories category in the Canadian Word Guild Awards on October 4th, 2025! What is it about, you ask? How much will a woman do for the man... Continue Reading →
Get out there and breathe it in! I hope you are finding time to soak up the quiet beauty of some flowering blossoms under a shady tree somewhere. Nature is without guile. With every green blade and leaf, its sole purpose is to turn sunlight into the air we breathe to soothe us! I'm so... Continue Reading →
My heart goes out to all of you who cry alone. I have been fearful too in this last year. But I have faith that great things can and will occur soon. because God knows what is happening to us...to you, to our world. More and more, I see signs; God's laws are being written... Continue Reading →
The author decides to be happy despite challenges, inspired by people radiating joy in difficult circumstances. Emphasizing the power of choice and positive thinking, they express faith in divine strength.
Life can be complex, but defining your values is crucial for making confident decisions and pursuing meaningful goals with passion.
Easter makes us ask questions! Jesus Christ rose and went back to heaven, but when will he return? Will the world be destroyed? Will only Christians be saved? One of my blog fans wrote to me asking these very things. And they seem hard questions to answer, but not if we check back to... Continue Reading →
Love, often misused, is a powerful force. True love is action, changing reality for the better. By focusing on noble and pure thoughts, we learn to love deeply and genuinely.
You can find power to make changes in your life!
Once upon a time (LOL), there was a boy who wasn't right in the head and had convulsions, grinding his teeth and foaming at the mouth. From childhood, he kept falling into campfires and deep water trying to kill himself. His father thought he was possessed by an evil spirit and sought out a well-known... Continue Reading →
What does this guy have that most of us don’t? http://youtu.be/We3lYkgWEh0 He’s not privileged, he’s not wealthy, and he doesn’t even do great things. Why then does this video clip melt our hearts? It’s because this man responds from a different operating system. Oh, it’s not that it’s been filmed in Thailand, for it could have... Continue Reading →
Hi again! Have you ever been given a clear, strong word in your heart or maybe in your conscience? Strange words that just pop into your head but aren't your words? It happened to me! So I've been busy in this cool late Spring pounding away on my keyboard, formatting my soon-to-be-released first book in... Continue Reading →
Searching for happiness is like chasing rainbows! You end up searching all over and you never find the start of it. How can you make yourself happy? “Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue. One must have a reason to be happy.” Viktor Emil Frankl, in Mans Search For Meaning, instructs us in wisdom. He says happiness is... Continue Reading →
If we’re not behind our own steering wheel on the road of life, is it any wonder we don’t enjoy the journey? I spent many years coaching teenagers in life skills. They were in transition from being children to becoming young adults, and their biggest hurdle was accepting accountability for their actions. Many of them... Continue Reading →
I'm down today....there's just so much crap going on in the world. I've got fears, sorrows, and responsibilities that I don't like. But what can I do? 1.) If I can't #change things in my life, I CAN change how I think about those things. So that's what I'm going to do. Heart-thoughts from the great... Continue Reading →
"Me? Climb a mountain? No way." That's what I thought at first when friends suggested we climb the heights of Cathedral Peaks in the province of British Columbia, Canada. But hey, I'm supposed to be empowered – I'm supposed to walk by faith, not by sight.¹ Anyway, that's my definition of being a Christian. Because... Continue Reading →
"Jesus saves you. The Bible tells me so." "Yah, but what does he save us from?" It is pretty hard to wrap your head around that salvation term, isn’t it? Especially if you’ve heard the name, Jesus Christ, but never met the guy. His last name was not Christ. That's a descriptive word his followers... Continue Reading →
Why are people so uncaring sometimes and others can shower us with kindness later? It's because: HOW WE ACT GETS REFLECTED BACK! (Click to tweet) If I could be as pure and serene as this wilderness mountain, my life would manifest this beautiful too! When we're kind and caring that is what reflects back into... Continue Reading →
Human beings are the most important endangered species on our planet…because now we are capable of obliterating our whole human race. We have evolved to the point if one button is pushed and another one in retaliation, the world as we know it – will be gone. Humanity lives on just a spec in the universe among billions of galaxies. Yet the... Continue Reading →
Is Jesus Christ going to return? Will God destroy the world? Will only believers be saved? One of my blog fans wrote to me asking these very things. And they seem hard questions to answer but not if we check the original source - Jesus answered them! Dear reader, I am humbled by your request... Continue Reading →
One foggy evening, around midnight, I tried to connect with God's presence as I stood on the edge of a bluff overlooking the Columbia River far below. Clouds covered the gorge and leveled themselves so that it seemed as though I could step out and walk upon the surface. My life also lay before me... Continue Reading →
