"I simply could not put it down." "You are a great storyteller." "I found myself wishing you wrote novels because your descriptions are stellar." As I enjoy the comments from readers of Trading Fathers, I rejoice at God's goodness. Several times in the last several years, I despaired of finishing that writing. I was sure …
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Father-Themed Book Author Named Writer of the Year
Saturday, we'd finished eating the chocolate mousse at the closing banquet for the Write-to-Publish conference, one of the oldest and largest Christian writing meetings, when Lin Johnson, the director, stood up and began to read: The winner of the Writer of the Year award truly satisfies the reader's cry, "Take me there." She uses uncommonly …
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The Voice of the Father
At Write to Publish while my daughter is still visiting with her son, Calvin, I missed this actual event yesterday. But I can see it in my mind's eye: Our daughter is sitting in my floral recliner. My husband, Jerry, is crawling with Calvin toward the kitchen. Jenn's husband, Chad, is driving their truck camper …