Month: October 2022

“The Gingerbread Man in Your Hometown” is Available!

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I am so excited to announce that “The Gingerbread Man in Your Hometown” is now available for purchase from Amazon! (It will be available in select bookstores soon.)

Everyone thought the Gingerbread Man had been eaten by the fox.  He wasn’t.  He escaped.  And now he’s here, in your hometown.  He tries to be helpful at first, but ends up causing chaos.  He’s lonely, and he’s going to learn he needs help to get his ‘happily ever after.’

Travel with the Gingerbread Man as he goes through your hometown, and draw his adventures.  Help him find his happily every after!

And remember, there are no pictures – that’s where YOU come in!  It’s a strange concept, but kids are LOVING it!  (And it makes a great gift for grandparents!)

The book will be available from select bookstores soon, but for now, you can get your copy from Amazon now by clicking here! 

Thank you for your support! Have fun!

Jesus Washed Feet

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Jesus was God in human form, but He washed feet.  

Where and when Jesus lived, people got around by walking.  There were few paved roads (and those were rocks) and they lived in a desert region.  It was hot and dusty.  Animals pulled caravans and did their business on the road.  And they didn’t have Nike or Adidas tennis shoes back then – at best they had sandals. 

Long story short – people’s feet were gross.

That didn’t stop Jesus.  In John 13, we see Jesus get on His knees and wash His disciples’ feet.  This was a job typically reserved for servants, but Jesus assumed that role and faithfully served His friends.

Then, in verse 14 He says, “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”

How can I serve you in my posts?  I write to serve you, and I want to hear what you have to say!

Give It All

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When I think about loaves and fish, I think about the story in the Bible where the boy shared his lunch with Jesus. 

In John 6, you can read about a boy who had five small loaves of bread and two fish to eat.  Jesus had been preaching all day, and the people were tired and hungry.  Jesus’ disciples said to send the people home.  There were over 5,000 people, and there was no way they could feed them all.

Jesus knew better.

He told his disciples to find food for everyone.  The disciples were baffled.  They had no idea where they would going to find enough food for everyone or how they would be able to afford it.

Then a boy brought forward his lunch – five small loaves of bread and two fish.  He was willing to share all that he had with Jesus.

Jesus blessed his gift and fed everyone – and had 12 basketfuls of food leftover after everyone had eaten until they were full!

This is all that I am trying to do.  I am giving my writing to Jesus.  I am giving Him everything I have, and I just pray that He blesses it and multiplies it.  I pray that people are blessed by what they read.  Would you join me in praying that God would bless others through what I write?  

What is God asking you to give to Him?  How can I pray for you?

Changes Coming

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In case you haven’t heard, Friday was my last day at my ‘day job.’  Nothing happened, but it was time for me to leave.  So now, I am solely an author.  Which is both super exciting… and terrifying!  

That said, I am now going to be more consistent with sharing E-mails, updating social media, and writing in general.  I’m very excited to get more content to you!

(So if you haven’t signed up to be part of my author group yet, now’s a great time to! Just go to my homepage and get your free gift!)

Honestly, my journey to get here reminds me of the story of Abraham.  God called Abraham to leave his home country and travel to a new land.  He didn’t know where he was going, but he packed up his whole family and obeyed God.  

That is all that I am trying to do.  I am trying to “walk by faith, not by sight,” (2 Corinthians 5:7).  If you would pray for me as a re-begin this writing journey, I would greatly appreciate it!  I never stopped writing, but now that I no longer have a day job, I can focus just on my writing (after my family, of course.  I resigned from my day job to focus more on them.)

I have no idea what’s going to happen with my writing.  I know what I WANT to happen.  I want to be able to make a living with my writing.  I want to bless people with the words I write.  I want people to enjoy my stories.

But we’ll see what God has in store.  All I can do is walk step-by-step, day-by-day.  I encourage you to do the same. 

Let’s go on a journey of faith together!  Let me know where God is calling you and we can pray for each other.