Original Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest, Now is the time that face should form another, Whose fresh repair if now thou not renewest, Thou dost beguile the world, unbless some mother. For where is she so fair whose uneared womb Disdains the tillage of thy husbandry? Or who is he…
The gift of writing is a passion project for me right now. I want to tell many stories. Yet, finding time to write amid work, family, and ministry responsibilities is challenging. God has called me to all three of those responsibilities before writing books. I used to write “by the seat of my pants” but…
“I want to learn to skate,” my little girl told me. She held in her hands a new-to-her pair of roller skates. The possibility of independence and adventure sparkled in her eyes. “Sure,” I said, “Let’s put them on and see how they fit.” The skates were roller rink quality lace-ups with white leather and…
Original When forty winters shall besiege thy brow And dig deep trenches in thy beauty’s field, Thy youth’s proud livery, so gazed on now, Will be a tattered weed, of small worth held. Then being asked where all thy beauty lies— Where all the treasure of thy lusty days— To say within thine own deep-sunken…
Original From fairest creatures we desire increase, That thereby beauty’s rose might never die, But as the riper should by time decease, His tender heir might bear his memory; But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes, Feed’st thy light’s flame with self-substantial fuel, Making a famine where abundance lies, Thyself thy foe, to thy…
So, you’ve decided to take the plunge into the wild world of storytelling. Congratulations! You’re about to embark on a journey filled with creativity, late nights, and probably a few too many cups of tea (I have a thing about coffee). But before you start hammering away at your keyboard, there’s one thing you should…
I am painting myself out of the proverbial corner. Partly, it’s the dreaded “time to pay the piper,” and partly it’s a thrill. Ending up in this situation isn’t a surprise. There is even a delight in answering the “how are those problems going to get worked out” question. Much like paying with credit, it…
In February 2023, I paused the weekly postings of my podcast “Chapter by Chapter” because I ran out of runway. Frankly, I was stuck and not enjoying the writing process. The original plan was to write/edit/publish the third book of The Pearl Saga in the background while I continued to release episodes. However, numerous setbacks…
Evan Gold entered the Commercial Street Diner and looked for Lt. Abrams, but his mind was on Katherine. Was she safe, and how could he tell her to keep her new necklace under wraps without spooking her and possibly making matters worse? He caught a wave of Abram’s hand and started to walk back to…
Sunlight streamed through a window and onto Evan’s face. It was nearly ten o’clock in the morning, and Evan’s eyes had stayed closed long enough. His brain spent the sleeping time trying to make sense of the past several days and played snippets of disjointed memories till his mind hurt and brought Evan back to…
