This is AVA, my 2.7 pound Yorkie. After years in a household of men (my husband and I raised two boys), I’d had about as much masculine as I could take. I needed a tiny girl. I needed to be able to comb her hair and place pink bows and cuddle. PRINCESS AVA SWEETPEA (her nickname) often sits cuddled in

 Public domain On May 14th, 2012, the FBI released “preliminary statistics for law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty for 2011.”*  According to the stats,  “72 of our nation’s law enforcement officers were feloniously killed.”  The numbers are broken down by region, type of weapon, ambush or conducting an investigation, etc. Law enforcement officers are heroes–willing to risk

I’m blogging on two great blogs today! I look forward to seeing you there. Christians Read:  All About Words and Weddings and Dreams. http://christiansread.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/all-about-words-and-weddings-and-dreams-by-elizabeth-goddard/ Seekerville: The Well-Trained Author: SuperCharge Your Brain to Generate Great Ideas: http://www.seekerville.blogspot.com/2012/06/well-trained-author-supercharge-your.html

  For as long as I can remember, my father has been totally floored by how cute babies and toddlers are. His remark upon seeing a child behaving adorably was always the same: “God love him!” But the way he said it was accented with a laugh and such emphasis that it sounded more like “Gyod love ‘im!”  I have

Pixar’s Anglepoise Lamp. Public Domain Have you read the Pixar Story Rules (one version) yet? Rule #3 resonates with me. “Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite.” This is so true. A lot of writers start with theme, and in Christian fiction that

Lynne Gentry shares her favorite thing: Being there to celebrate every milestone in my children’s lives. NoF matter how many books I publish, I consider raising two good kids as my greatest accomplishment. I love being a mom and I’m discovering that the job doesn’t end after they leave home. Providing that stable, safe place that they can always come