Holly Jolly Christmas Giveaway
Do you love Christmas….especially Christmas books? How about a $50 Amazon gift card? Celebrate Lit has combined 35+ fantastic Christmas books for this giveaway. To check them out and read about a different author each day, VISIT OUR FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE HERE. To sign up for the giveaway, VISIT OUR GIVEAWAY PAGE HERE. Our Christmas Trilogy book, Holly, Ivy, & Intrigue is included in the giveaway. It contains three suspense/mystery stories that you will love, written by myself and two other authors, Denise Weimer and...
read moreA Sweet Savor for God
In the books of the Old Testament, there were different types of sacrifices God required of the Children of Israel in the wilderness: the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the meal offering were only a few. God gave the priests specific instructions how to execute each ritual. But the thing I noticed most is what God stressed about EVERY offering . . . that it make a sweet savor for the LORD. It wasn’t the sacrificed animal itself that was as important to God as the sweet savor of the offering. Even though the death, burial, and...
read moreBook Review: More Than Meets the Eye by Carrie Daws
More Than Meets the Eye by Carrie Daws My Review: This book was so much fun to read. What an uplifting story! I especially loved the insights I gained regarding the struggles a military family endures during their service to our country. Knowing this story is the true story … of an actual military couple … made the situations in the book more moving. I hurt for the mother whose child suffered with childhood asthma and wept with her as her husband struggled through physical and mental illness caused by Sleep Apnea. I also rejoiced with...
read morePrayer Boot Camp Tip#2
Remember the post on the “Prayer Boot Camp”? Today I’d like to share tip#2 for feeling the power of God behind us through prayer. Our first tip for effective prayers was HOW to pray the way Jesus taught us in the Bible. Using the PRAY method. P- praise, R-repentance, A-appreciation, and Y-yearnings. Today, I’d like to share another tip I learned about prayer. Tip #2: WHY we should pray. We all know how human nature works: We pray when we need something, when we are desperate for a change in our lives. Sometimes it’s when...
read moreImpatient? Me??
Dear Readers: Are you a patient person? Sometimes I think when God created me, He forgot to give me patience. ( Lol ) …..which is ridiculous, I know, since God makes no mistakes—but I am deficient when it comes to that trait. The world we live in today which flaunts instant gratification with fast food, instant access, high-speed internet, and speed dial, hasn’t helped my lack of patience at all. But today, I learned a lesson in patience … from my husband. Ben has a bat-wing mower that he uses to mow down thistles and briers in...
read moreMy Son is Getting Married!
My son is getting married on Saturday. That one statement carries a host of emotions. First of all, I’m thrilled he will have someone to grow old with … someone to laugh with during the good times, and someone to hold his hand and prop him up when he needs encouragement during the hard times. I’m also thankful for the young woman he’s marrying, Erin. She is perfect for him in every way. She’s a Christian, which would be my first requirement, (if I was allowed to pick his future mate) and she has a sweet, kind, and caring...
read moreCharacters NEED Personality!
People ask me where I get the ideas for my characters. First of all, let me say that all my characters are fictional, however, I’ve used character traits from people I’ve met over the years to flavor my characters and give them personality. Observing the personality traits of others helps an author build interesting characters. Click To Tweet My art career has brought me in touch with so many different kinds of clients—some quirky, some exciting, some just plain weird. But, one thing...
read moreWhat Does Easter Mean to You?
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. What is the first thing that comes to YOUR mind when you think of Easter? Easter baskets? Easter eggs? The Easter bunny? So many of our Christian celebrations are being taken over by the secular world, and Easter is no different. Today people think of coloring eggs, hiding eggs, the Easter bunny leaving gifts, a new dress to wear to church (the one they attend for the only Sunday of the year,) but Easter should mean something more to us as Christians. So many of the contemporary Easter symbols have evolved...
read more“Prayer Boot Camp”
Would you like to FEEL God’s power in Your Prayers? Prayer tip #1: Jesus taught us HOW to pray: Do you REALLY believe God answers your prayers? Do you believe we have the power of God behind us when we ask God for things in His will? Would you like to SEE the power of God released in YOUR answered prayers? Alex and Steve Kendrick (the producers of several inspiring movies, including “War Room”) offer a Bible study on prayer. This study is POWERFUL, and has changed my prayer time and my relationship with the Lord tremendously. Since I...
read moreBook Review: A Chance at Forever by Melissa Jagears
I would like to warn you … this review contains information that might give away parts of the story. This book was enjoyable to read because Melissa Jagears is a fantastic author. She drew me into the lives of the characters from the beginning of the book and kept me enthralled to the end. I think forgiveness is the main theme of this story, and that theme is woven throughout the book through the eyes of multiple characters. Aaron Firebrook has a past to live down. Bullying everyone around him when he was younger is not something he is...
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