Ode to my Blackberry
Oh blackberry, what will I do without you. You were there for my every call. You brought a joy to my life through texting. You kept my children’s pictures. You had my high scores. Without you life will not be the same. You carried around my life. My schedule was kept in your calendars memory. You kept me on time. My contacts were at the touch of a button. When my hands were full I could tell you what I needed and you called the right person (most of the time). OH blackberry I will miss you so.

Review: Limelight by Melody Carlson
Claudette Fioré used to turn heads and break hearts. She relished the glamorous Hollywood lifestyle because she had what it takes: money, youth, fame, and above all, beauty. But age has withered that beauty, and a crooked accountant has taken her wealth, leaving the proud widow p

What Matter’s Most by Melody Carlson
Summary: Maya’s Green Tip for the Day: Recycled fashion is one of the most fun ways to go green. A pair of jeans could be transformed into a denim skirt. A sweater into a vest. A bunch of old ties into a dress. A blanket into a poncho. Accessorize it in new way–with beads, buttons, appliqués, buckles, stencils, or ribbons…your imagination is only the limit. (

Important Things
Recently my oldest daughter came up to me and said “mom you do some really important things.” I started thinking about what she said and she is right. What she fails to realize is that the things that she thinks are important are not the important things that I really do. The most important thing I could ever do is raise my children to hear God’s voice, listen to what he says and follow after His will for their lives. It’s not all the writing that I do, its not the work around the house. Those things are not important at all if I am not teaching my children to follow after God. The Bible says in Proverbs that we are to “train up a child in the way he should go

Review: Ted Dekker’s “Green”
At Last . . . The Circle Reborn   The story of how Thomas Hunter first entered the Black Forest and forever changed our history began at a time when armies were gathered for a final battle in the valley of Migdon. Green is a story of love, betrayal, and sweeping reversals set within the apoca