Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall…in my case, literally.

After a diagnosis of Retinitis Pigmentosa in 2001, I immediately stopped driving at night since it was clear I was 100% night blind. My pride got in the way of giving up my freedom to drive entirely. In 2011, when it was time to renew my license, I knew I could not ethically sign my

Seeing the Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living

Do you have a favorite verse or quote? Maybe you have several like I have. Psalm 27:13 is a verse that helped me in a dark season–literally and figuratively. This verse spoke to me when I learned I was losing my sight. Join me for this Overcomer podcast with host Melony Brown and learn how

Challenges Won’t Stop Me

I’m one of those people who, when asked by a complete stranger where I got my outfit, not only gets excited to tell which Goodwill it came from but share my size and how much I paid. I don’t have many secrets, but getting to know me isn’t easy, especially when we don’t connect outside

Deleting or reworking scenes in a book often feels like cutting your hair without a mirror while using preschool scissors

Editing out scenes is tough for me. I mean, I wrote the words, they must be important. Things that often get cut or reworked usually involve me telling the reader my thoughts. I want to let readers know the backstory, but there’s a fine line between giving too much and too little information. The scene

My Response To God And Others – An Expectation Of Obedience

When my girls were little, they learned about my husband and my expectation of obedience. When asked to do something, I would say, “Do it right away, all the way, and with a happy heart.” I don’t know where that phrase originated, but it reminded them to obey quickly, make more than a half effort,

Have I spent my winter soaking up God’s goodness?

I love spring and its variety of colors, especially after a winter full of muted shades. But to get there means rain, and we’ve had our fair share here in South Carolina. “When a farmer’s land has had many showers upon it and good crops come up, that land has experienced God’s blessing upon it.

Proverbs 31 Celebrates Women As They Are And Where They Are

Marbeth Skwarczynski shares about her book, The Women Who Set the Precedents, in today’s blog post. Marbeth: “I became an admirer of Bathsheba while writing this book. She was transparent as she used her experience and her words to reach out not only to her son but to other women thousands of years into the

Age or experience are not always the definers of being an excellent mentor

Faith is to believe what you do not see;the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. St. Augustine My pastor father moved us to South Portland, Maine, the month before I turned twelve. I was excited to make new friends, graduate from children’s church, and move into the youth group. My first

Self-deception is easy when you compare yourselves to others around you – Realities of an Indie Author

If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. Galatians 6:3 NIV Well, that verse hit me between the eyes, literally. My phone slipped. I’ll let you use your imagination. That attempt at humor was necessary because the verse hit too close for comfort. Yes, that was a lame attempt at

Spring – a season of new growth

“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19 NIV Spring is colorful in South Carolina, and it starts earlier than the calendar date of March 20th. The transition from one season to