News

Thank You

I just want to send a heartfelt thank you out to all of you who read my words regularly and who have bought my first book already. My heart has been overflowing. You all rock!

Christian · News

#6 in Category!!!

I'm very excited this evening! After only one day, my book "You Are Forgiven" has made it to #6 in one of its categories. Thank you, Jesus! Today I also entered the Erma Bombeck Writing Contest. Pray for me, I want to win that one! God Bless YOU! http://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Forgiven-Testimony-Christian-ebook/dp/B01BMZSYXQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1455240682&sr=8-2&keywords=You+Are+Forgiven#customerReviews  

Christian · My Books · News

Book Launch

I am so excited! I Indie-published my first book through Amazon's Kindle program. Currently it is only in eBook format, but will hopefully soon be available in a Print-on-Demand version as well. I have set up an Author page on Amazon if you'd like to follow me. You Are Forgiven is my story of testimony.… Continue reading Book Launch

Poems · Wordsmithery

The Crone (a Poem)

Her lips turn blue as she shivers with cold and she wonders how she’s gotten so old.   Her hands are gnarled, they can’t knit anymore; her shoulders cave in - they never get warm.   Folks bring her clothes: sweaters, shawls and gloves; she knows that they try so hard out of love.  … Continue reading The Crone (a Poem)

Poems · Wordsmithery

Chocolate Cake (a Haiku)

In honor of National Chocolate Cake day: Sweet warm gooey mess Frosting dripping across plate Finger-licking crumbs.

Friends · Miscellaneous · News

Retreat 2016

I just got back from a wonderful long and refreshing weekend with my writing buddy! Our journey began when I picked her up at the airport and we headed off to Amish country, stopping to see three giant baskets along the way. The first was not actually a basket, but the Longaberger Corporate Offices, built… Continue reading Retreat 2016

Short Stories

A Winter Moment

The sky began to cloud over as the man watched the woodchuck shimmy back under his shed. The man loved that shed. It was the largest one he could afford and held two riding lawnmowers, several tomato cages, garden fencing, garden tools and his winter shovels. Even with all those items, he still had room… Continue reading A Winter Moment

Poems · Wordsmithery

A Woman Contains (a Poem)

A woman contains a mind that weighs reason, that absorbs and evaluates and then discards.   A woman contains a heart that pumps blood, that can love, that can be broken.   A woman contains blood that flows with life force, that leaks out through cracks, that kills in its absence.   A woman contains… Continue reading A Woman Contains (a Poem)