I saw this article in the American Bar Association’s Journal E-Report the other day and just had to wonder. A New Orleans attorney was indicted for over 50 counts with a potential sentence of more than 1000 years. Yikes! His crime? Billing clients for work he might not have actually done. Having clients pay him directly rather than the firm. …

And now for some fun… I often joke that I’m young enough I really missed the 80s. Amy Grant’s Unguarded was pushing the envelope for my parents. Jem (that old cartoon) a bit much for my mom. We didn’t watch much TV, we homeschooled, I can count on two hands the movies we went to as kids. The Man From …

I had a post all ready to go this morning, then forgot to load it. Now I’ll save it for another day. Spring is here, and I’m going to head back outside and enjoy the sunshine with my kids. Instead, read this beautiful post by Mary DeMuth. Every once in awhile God does pull back the veil and reveal a …

Thanks so much to everyone who came over and participated in the voting on my author photo. I just sent it off to my editor seconds ago. The winning photo was number one. Here are a couple more of the photos that will show up from time to time. Janet did such a fantastic job making me look great! The …

If you are a writer within driving distance of Lafayette, take notice! Janet Stephens took these photos and I think they’re great. The only problem is I can’t choose which one should be the author photo in Canteen Dreams. Here’s your chance to vote! Which do you like? Photo One: Or Photo Two:

Did you know that something like 75% of us talk about writing a book? You’ve probably heard it, too…someday when I have time/money/the gumption, I’m going to write a book. If that’s you, then I have one word of advice. JOIN ACFW (that’s American Christian Fiction Writers). Colleen Coble did me a huge service when she pointed me to this …

My kids had the best time last weekend. . . it was great to have Grandma and Grandpa in town. But the best part was having a couple of their cousins visit, too. We live far enough from their cousins (all in Nebraska) that it is a special treat to spend time with them. So they loved every moment. For …

Yesterday I got word from my agent about a good rejection. Now you might be thinking: good and rejection go together? In this case they do. The editor liked the book, but it needs more romance. I really am not surprised by that. What does surprise me is that all the other elements are there and she either wants to …

Last night my mom and I went to see Amazing Grace. It has me inspired and ready to run to the library to track down biographies on William Wilberforce and William Pitt. I left the theater thinking, “God, can You use me like that?” But you know what? William Wilberforce had a dream that took YEARS to see to fruition. …

My friend Mary DeMuth is the author of two novels and a couple parenting books. She will be on Family Life Today March 22 and 23 and gave me permission to post this article about pioneer parenting. I hope it blesses you today! 4. Understand that parenting is not outside-in, but inside-out. I used to think parenting successfully meant finding …