Novelist and Narrative Non-fiction Author
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 →
Photo by Kira auf der Heide on Unsplash ♥ Why do we make such a big deal out of Christmas, and what does it all means? Do you know how to activate a personal powerful faith? Do you have to go to Church to be a Christian? Can you believe in New Age thinking and still follow Jesus?... Continue Reading →
Raw and real, from the pages of my book, Innocence Derailed: “But Dad, there are things I’m ashamed to tell you about.” He smiled with compassion and patted her hand. “Some people just have to carry those memories inside of them, Katie. I’ve traveled some too, served as a communications expert stringing telegraph lines in... Continue Reading →
I guess I give the impression of being prim and proper. Really? Ha! “If they only knew!” says my spouse Sean today, with a shake of his head. Now, when I meet people and share some of my experiences from living in the bush, off-grid about a hundred miles, they change their minds. Prim and... Continue Reading →
My young brother-in-law came up from his home in California for my husband's funeral. After picking him up at the airport, we drove through a small jack pine forest, and he asked, "How do you make those trees grow so tall and straight." A tourist from the flat wheat land in Alberta came to visit... Continue Reading →
Hi, my sisters! (And sensitive brothers!) I'm giving this ebook to you for free! Today and tomorrow - August 26 and 27th, 2022. It's my story in a ROMANCE NOVEL; a perfect first love, some strange travel adventures, in a quest for identity and purpose. And the book has received two Indie awards! If you're... Continue Reading →
Innocence Derailed explores the hurt and wonder of first love and the raw and real experiences of becoming a woman.
Innocence Derailed is being launched on Amazon this Saturday, June 11, 2022, with glowing early reviews! You can read them all on my new book page in the top menu. And it's already on Amazon as a paperback and ebook, so I hope you check it out there too! How does one find God? Or... 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 →
I thought I knew the Easter story until I prayed and sobbed on the stone slab that Jesus' body once stretched out on. Until I read the black and white details in the first report of his resurrection... It was a woman – who first saw Jesus Christ alive after his crucifixion on the cross! Can... Continue Reading →
"When did it all start, her search for truth, for a faith she could use as a source of power? Kate’s mind skimmed back in time, the parts she endured, the parts she treasured, all so different, each block a space where she had grown spiritually. There was the first day, back in 1968 when... Continue Reading →
Do you ever feel like you don't really know how to love? After all my decades of living and learning, I still don't know how to love the right way. I blow it often. I think my communication and writing skills pretty good and my knowledge of spiritual matters are unique. I've even written a... Continue Reading →
'Hanging out at Home,' Flicker.com It's New Year's Eve. What a horrible year most of us have had with the continued fear of Covid and all its implications. But this is the start of a new 365 days and I want to give you a gift. The gift is hope and it comes from my heart.... Continue Reading →
"What has Christmas got to do with Petra?" you ask. The Three Wise Men who came from the East quite likely took this same caravan road in search of a unique child born to be a King! But these are tourists in the photo! I took this picture a few years ago when we visited Petra in Jordan. When... Continue Reading →
The man had an otherworldly appearance and he asked me, "Do you know what this Christmas season is really all about?" "Of course I do," I said because I had grown up attending a church. "Ah... but have you ever viewed the birth of God's son from heaven's point of view? "Well, no." "That event was... Continue Reading →
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Here's the big Christmas question! If young Mary was still a virgin, HOW did she get pregnant and give birth to Jesus Christ? I discovered logical reasons for how it occurred and I'm definitely in awe of her courage. Mary gives us one of the great examples of real faith... Continue Reading →
The Celestial Proposal/Chapter 2 "Who is the Jesus that Western religions venerate so much? What was he really? Most agree he was a man who existed in flesh and blood in and around Jerusalem at the beginning of the first century AD. He came to be known to humanity as Jesus Christ."1 I wondered about... Continue Reading →
Dear friends, I’m so excited! I just found a couple more 5* reviews left for me on Amazon.com. You can’t imagine how much I appreciate these comments. That's because most authors don’t get rich by writing books, but we are blessed when we know we've made a difference in someone's life! These people have found... Continue Reading →
Why are people so uncaring and others shower us with kindness? It's because: how we act gets reflected back. If we could be as pure and serene as this wilderness mountain, our lives would manifest this beauty too! When we're kind and caring that is what reflects back into our reality. But when we're selfish and... Continue Reading →
What would our world look like if everyone spoke THE TRUTH? DO YOU BELIEVE what social media says anymore? It's difficult when every media outlet twists the events of the day for national political gain, or worse, for corporate monetary greed with hidden agendas. We have no idea what reality is in any matter, because of... Continue Reading →
