Give me faith, Lord, to know Your Presence as surely as I know the beating of my own heart. I've felt so far from You.

Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing.

Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved.

So many people don't know that God loves them. They feel, 'Why would God love me? Why would He be interested in me?

I have confidence that God is with us in all things, both tender and tough

I grew up hearing words like snakeroot, sassafras, mullein - things that had wondrous, mysterious sounds in their names.

Publishing is, by its nature, about deadlines, and deadlines are toxic.