Novelist and Narrative Non-fiction Author
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.
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 →
"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 →
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 →
It seems obvious there will be no peace on our planet until all people agree on a set of universal moral laws. Our justice system in the western world is based on the Judeo-Christian code of ethics. But what if you are Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, agnostic or atheist? Are there higher moral principles that we can all... Continue Reading →
I am not usually one who takes an interest in international politics. But I'm a writer and I do research. And I'm tired of hearing about wars, so let's talk about Afghanistan in the news right now. The US has been in that country for 20 years. By the end of 2019, the US military... Continue Reading →
When I married my first husband he'd already barred the RCMP and the Catholic priest at his cabin door with a rifle. No way was he going to let them put his three-year-old half Native son in the school residence on the reserve, even if he was single and struggling to find child care as... Continue Reading →
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Reposted by Jane Catherine Rozek My hands are in the air, and I can feel some powerful presence swirling around and flowing into my heart. I see the same thing happening to others and I brush away the tears on my cheeks. We're asking for the Kingdom of Heaven to come down and reign over... Continue Reading →
Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich on Pexels.com I treasure the time I spend with those in my close bubble. But I mask up and keep my distance from other friends because how could I live with myself if I unknowingly infected someone with Covid? I do it because I respect the rights of others as much... Continue Reading →
This Covid 19 time makes me so stressed out. Along with the presidential elections in the States, the violence in the streets, and conspiracy theories popping up like mushrooms in the fall, stress is messing with my mind. I bet I'm not the only one too. I've felt this way before, but then I had... Continue Reading →
I love Canada! And BC, the province I live in! My home is Kelowna on Okanagan Lake. I call it the "California of Canada" because it has some of the best climate in the country and is known as a wealthy retirement city. Speaking of wealth, our online newspaper Kelowna Now, posted this article today: Dozens of... Continue Reading →
Hello, my friends, I was just interviewed on the Author Show! I want to share my book with you today too... because it's about God's plan for us on our planet. It answers your hard questions, like "what are we here for? Why is there so much wrong in the world?" If you feel helpless... Continue Reading →
Do you ever doubt whether any government can make our world clean and safe again? Today I'm taking a look at THEOCRACY: 'A government based on the laws of God.' As one of you pointed out in my last post (Looking Back on Covid 19), modern theocracies can be dangerous, and I agree. When a... Continue Reading →
How will our future children talk about the current pandemic? Yes, it is horrible, earth-shattering, but can it be a wake-up call, and later be made into a catalyst for GOOD? Some say the Covid-19 pandemic was designed to bring on a world government. Our current governments: Democracy, Socialism, Communism, they all have deep flaws.... Continue Reading →
 'That's how the light gets in.' Leonard Cohen Â
Hard times are catalyst for change.
"I am worth it. I am someone he cares about. He believes in me. He thinks I’m good enough to become something far greater, than what I am now. He said he’d give up his whole life for me." AND THAT’S WHAT HE DID. My friends, he did this even though he could have called down... Continue Reading →
