Who Will Win?

Our year-long reading contest is coming to a close! Everyone needs to get their tallies in to me by June 30th. We’ve had over 3,500 participants write in over the past year that they were participating, and we have WONDERFUL prizes – lots of great books donated from INCREDIBLE authors! Thank you so much to everyone who helped make this …

Discipline

I posted this on our ACFWColorado blog this morning and thought I’d share it here: Writing should be a discipline. How many of you look at it as such? As I sit here at the pool for another long swim-team practice, I’m struck by that word – discipline. My kids are swimmers. We have practice six days a week, three …

The End is Drawing Near – Reading Contest

I’ve already received some of your lists, and others have asked how much longer they have to read. 🙂 You guys are great! I will accept entries until the last day of June. So read your little hearts out until then, just make sure I receive your entry by June 30. Remember, keep track of number of books, pages, and …

SwimNetwork Article on Kayla

Visit Swimnetwork.com and click on the story, “More Than Just A Sport” to see a new article on Kayla. USA Swimming is incredible and we so enjoy being a part.

Welcome Home: Our Family’s Journey to Extreme Joy

I’m excited to let you all know that my non-fiction book, Welcome Home: Our Family’s Journey to Extreme Joy is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com and Christianbook.comClick here to order from Amazon Click here to order from CBD and read the reviews

Reading Contest!!

Okay, folks. We only have a few weeks left in our reading contest. Gather up all the titles and page numbers and keep a tally sheet to send to me. We have incredible, and I do mean, INCREDIBLE prizes. If you have any questions or comments – post them soon, so that everyone is ready for the contest to end. …

Words… How Are We Using Them?

All of us “writers” are wordsmiths. We string words together like beautifully made jewelry, attempting to paint a picture that inspires the mind and soul. But they aren’t always used that way. They can be a powerful sword that slices through people’s hearts. When someone wrongs you, do you go bash that person online with your words? Do you spread …