God has plans for you and His plans are for good because God Himself is good. He can neither think nor do evil.

Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.

If your home is a ministry, shouldn't that ministry become a passion? Shouldn't your feelings and emotions be involved when it comes to the people and place you love? And shouldn't your work be done passionately? Your labors should be labors of love!

As we come to know God better, we will also find it easier to know, follow, and accept His will for our life.

The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Whidbey Island, is extremely suited to be a location in a novel.

When we promote the well-being of others God has placed in our lives our service glorifies God.

Creating the characters is the most creative part of the novel except for the language itself. There I am, sitting in front of my computer in right-brain mode, typing the things that come to mind - which become the seeds of plot. It's scary, though, because I always wonder: Is it going to be there this time?