Post Theme: Finding Balance When You Can’t See What’s Ahead Originally Posted to barrenfieldsfruitfulgardens.com [April 15, 2014] My fingers gripped the steering wheel with a tenacity they had never known before. I was late, but that was the least of… Read More »Out of Sight: Finding Balance When You Can’t See What’s Ahead
Post Theme: How Surrender yields Peace in Disappointment I sat on my bedroom floor, staring at the computer screen and the information I had just received. My head swam. I had thrown my heart and efforts into something so very… Read More »The Peace of Living Open-Handed FORMAT
Post Theme: How Surrender Brings Victory (Book Quote: Winter’s Prey – Page 194 – Click Here to Read More) I’m a firstborn, and as such I seek to please, strive to achieve and live purposefully, always put my heart 200%… Read More »The Victory of Living Open-Handed
Most of the time, writing means sitting down to the computer and cranking out word after word, but sometimes it takes you places. Most of my writing can be researched online or through books, but recently it required a little… Read More »Writing Journey: Book Research or Unforgettable Adventure
When I first started this blog (originally at barrenfieldsfruitfulgardens.com), it was because authors do that. I thought it was necessary. I saw it as a way to minister to and encourage others, but mostly, I just thought I was supposed… Read More »Fruitful Living: Why I Started this Blog
Post Theme: The Strength Surrender Yields “What are you doing out here, Gray?” Dunn said, stepping up to the stairs and sending a confused look in Ronald Gray’s direction. Gray jumped at the man’s voice. “Boss! You like to scare… Read More »The Strength of Living Open-Handed
Post Theme: The Freedom Surrender Yields At the sound of his voice, a deer sprang from a thicket near the base of the butte. She leaped over the creek and darted across the open fields. Marc watched her go. She… Read More »The Freedom of Living Open-Handed
“I love the song. Where did you find that? Did you write it?” My best friend’s text popped up on the screen of my phone, and I smiled. She had reached not only a turning point in Field of Ashes… Read More »The Story of Emily’s Song
[Originally posted September 22, 2016 after the release of Winter’s Prey on Barrenfieldsfruitfulgardens.com] Yesterday, I shared a little about the background of Winter’s Prey in a post on Facebook—from a writing perspective. But I think it is important to share… Read More »The Story Behind Winter’s Prey
Did you know that Michelangelo’s first commission was a swindle? I have a lot going on these days, including writing new material for our FTN Friday Bible Study, and participating in a book launch for author Jeff Goins, whose new… Read More »When It’s Okay To Be A Copycat