Category Archives for Inspiration
Not Just A Dog: A Poem in Loving Memory
Recently a reader shared a poem with me. It was one she had written herself in memory of her best friend, a friend of the four-legged, giant-hearted variety. I was so touched by her poem and the relationship
READ MOREMeet the 5 Dogs of the Storm Family Christmas!
Don't you just love this time of year? I'm definitely a crazy Christmas lady during the month of December. As for the rest of the year? I'm a crazy dog lady–and proud of it! Almost all of my books
READ MOREWould you help make my dreams come true?
Have you ever had a dream? Well, yes, of course you have, right? We all dream. It's one of the greatest joys in life. Having the faith that you can be or do anything if only your heart is in the right
READ MOREDo You Believe in Angels?
I believe in miracles. I've had them happen to me. And it's why I write the kind of books I do–to share that hope with others. One of the things I love most is when readers turn around and share
READ MOREYes, there are bad people in the world, but…
There are bad people in the world. People who will repay your kindness with scorn, people who may never even give you a chance. Who knows? Sometimes that bad person could even be you. The truth is, none
READ MOREI really hope my cat thinks I’m cool…
It's like I'm in high school again. That awkward feeling of not quite fitting in, of hoping the cool kids take notice of you and decide to show that they think you're cool too. I'm talking, of course,
READ MOREWhy I am NOT a Christian Fiction Author
Why do we read, write, learn, live? For me, all the answers are all one in the same. I write in order to explore deeper questions, in order to think and get others to think, in order to stretch the bounds
READ MORELiving with OCD: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, the Blog
It's time the world was more open about mental illness, don't you think? It's time we stopped letting others define us by popular fictional caricatures or publicly ill criminals. It's time we spoke up
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