When Our International Adoption Turned Local

When Our International Adoption Turned Local

I’m pleased to welcome my friend Emily T. Wierenga to the blog today! Emily’s new memoir, Making It Home: Finding My Way to Peace, Identity, and Purpose, releases tomorrow. Atlas Girl was one of my favorite reads of 2014 and I’m excited to read...
$1.99 eBook Sale on The Beauty of Grace & Other Titles!

$1.99 eBook Sale on The Beauty of Grace & Other Titles!

My publisher, Revell, has a $1.99 eBook sale on The Beauty of Grace (with color photos!) and other titles through July 30th. What a great time to stock your iPad, Kindle, Nook, or other ebook reader! Titles include: The Beauty of Grace: Stories of God’s Love...
Summer Reading List: Anchored (with giveaway!)

Summer Reading List: Anchored (with giveaway!)

[Contest closed: Bobbie is the winner!] One of my favorite things about editing a series of books with multiple contributors has been meeting new writers. Although many are old friends, some—like Kayla Aimee—I met during the process. Later Kayla and I became fellow...
Hey Strong Woman, It’s Okay to Be Weak Some Days

Hey Strong Woman, It’s Okay to Be Weak Some Days

I want to introduce you to my friend, Margaret Feinberg. She’s written tons of books and Bible studies including Scouting the Divine and Wonderstruck, and she’s a contributor in my soon-to-be-released book The Beauty of Grace.  Margaret’s had a tough couple of...
The One Person You Won’t Grant Grace

The One Person You Won’t Grant Grace

I see her face through my camera’s viewfinder: my youngest child, so small, standing among the other medal-winners after this early morning cross country meet. Something isn’t right, but I don’t have words for it. One of the older boys say,...
Where Wisdom Gathers {and #TheBestYes giveaway!}

Where Wisdom Gathers {and #TheBestYes giveaway!}

Contest closed! The winners are Southern Gal, Erin, Darleen, Alicia, and Jolanthe. I jog on pavement wet from last night’s rain. Water drips from leaves overhead and a cool breeze drifts in from the woods to caress my legs. I follow the trailhead until it...

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