Isabelle Holland is trapped in a life she never wanted. When her tyrannical aunt plans her marriage to an odious man, and with no word from her family in Charleston, she feels her life is over…until she meets a sea captain who can offer her a way to flee Savannah and unravel the mystery of her family’s secrets. Captain Henry …
Sometimes I don’t have much to say. Not enough words to fill up a haiku, much less a blog. Life gets busy, my body runs on fumes and caffeine, kids scream for attention…you know the drill. Yet despite the normal grind of living, the fear never completely goes away. The enemy is always lurking, ever hissing and flinging his accusations, …
Every year, a single word seems to rise above the noise and capture what my heart is yearning for. For 2026, God has nudged me toward the word “restore”. It’s a word filled with hope, patience, and quiet strength. Restore implies that something valuable already existed, was damaged or worn down, and is now being carefully brought back to life. …
Past stars and galaxies, the glittering lights of mysteries beyond I flew. I was not alone. No, an entire heavenly congregation soared with me. We danced past shimmering hosts and luminescent wonders, winging and dancing, spiraling and speeding past the diamonds of the Holy One’s masterpiece until we pushed past the transparent glass of the blue marbled planet’s firmament. I breathed in …
In 1944, Corrie Ten Boom was suffering with pain and edema, likely due to starvation, as she languished in the Ravensbruck Concentration Camp. With Christmas approaching, she was desperate to find any source of goodness or light. As she reminisced about Christmas’s past, with her family’s massive Christmas tree, candles, mouth-watering food, and festively wrapped gifts, her heart yearned for …
In her book The Wind in the Door, Madeline L’Engle explores a powerful truth: names matter. In the story, she shows that when someone misnames you, when they call you something other than who you really are, it diminishes you. It strips away your identity. And if you believe the lie long enough, you begin to disappear. The world is …
When I see the hatred poured out against Charlie, I feel it personally. He is my brother in Christ. His wife is my sister. Those who hate him so vehemently hate me too. And yet, I refuse to let that hatred plant fear in my heart. Charlie was more than a hero to me. He is a symbol of courage—of …
In her book Tramp for the Lord, Corrie ten Boom tells the story of an old woman she met in Russia in the time of the Communist persecution of Christians during the Cold War: The old woman was lying on a small sofa propped up by pillows. Her body was bent and twisted almost beyond recognition by the dread disease …
“I can’t do this. I don’t know how.” “It’s too hard. I’m not any good at this kind of stuff.” “I’m not qualified.” “I’m too old.” “I’m too young.” “What if I fail?” “People will laugh at me.” “It’s too risky.” “There are people better at this than I am.” Do any of these excuses sound familiar? I confess, several …
Something big is coming in 2025, but I’m not yet at liberty to say exactly what. I’ll still be writing, speaking, teaching body language and about dangerous personalities. Creating music and singing and homeschooling my son. So many opportunities. So many people to meet and share with. An abundance of moments to love, worship, weep, and rejoice. But this new …