My book birthday! When Fragments Make a Whole is now available

Dear friends, I'm excited to announce that my book, When Fragments Make a Whole: A Personal Journey Through Healing Stories in the Bible is now available from Floris Books. If you'd like to see a preview, click on "See inside" from the Floris book page. You'll get a pop-up with a generous portion including the … Continue reading My book birthday! When Fragments Make a Whole is now available

Over at Authors Publish: Is an unpublishable book worth writing?

Authors Publish Magazine has just posted an essay of mine that mused on the question: "Is an unpublishable book worth writing?" This came up in connection with my personal experience of writing an entire book I didn't feel able to submit for publication. Was that a waste of time? As I looked into the experiences … Continue reading Over at Authors Publish: Is an unpublishable book worth writing?

Over at Motherwell: Bringing back read-aloud time with a teenager

The online magazine Motherwell, which describes itself as "telling all sides of the parenting story," has published an essay I wrote about reading to my son, titled "Why it's important to read aloud to our teenagers." Here's how it starts: “Mom, could you read to me?”  Virus-ridden and miserable, my son was lying on the … Continue reading Over at Motherwell: Bringing back read-aloud time with a teenager