I’ve been slowly working my way through a book titled Raising the Perfect Child through Guilt and Manipulation by comedian Elizabeth Beckwith. It’s ranting, witty, and irreverent. (If you have a problem with bad language it isn’t for you.) From the beginning of the book she sets down the foundation of raising your kids this Read More
Category: The Heart and Motives
Discerning motives of the heart and living like people are watching
A Vulnerable God
At first, the idea of being vulnerable seems negative. You might even picture helpless and defenseless, like a bug wiggling on its back. Its legs finding only air. Last year my writer’s group discussed vulnerability as the only way to be authentic in writing. Everyone says they want to read authentic writing, and see authentic Read More
There’s a hole in my bucket list, dear Liza
I never made a bucket list. I don’t know if I ever will, but it isn’t because I don’t want to be prepared to die. Last year I celebrated American citizenship with a woman from Iraq by buying her lunch. She turned her palms up to pray for our meal. Her prayer was simple, “God, Read More
Open in case of emergency
I’ve read about southern towns from authors like (my favorite) Joshilyn Jackson where ladies in the community keep a covered dish in the freezer to give away when someone moves or has a baby. I haven’t lived in a place like that, but I’ve usually had the wisdom to keep an emergency meal on hand, Read More
Heart of Petra is now available for Pre-order
Book two in the Breaking Bonds Series, Heart of Petra, has an official release date: October 28, 2014. The Kindle version is available for pre-order now. I’m not a huge fan of series — and I never intended to write one. But the sweet girl whose parents refused to help Sparrow kept talking to me. Read More