I sent my book Prayer, Faith, and 12 Kids off to my final editor today. One thing I learned while writing this book was not to fear editorial critique. This fear stemmed from a childhood filled with low grades from reading, grammar, and spelling issues. The real problem, however, was an eye issue. Critiqued Unjustly…
I took in edits from Kelly today on the story Levi’s Lazy Eye. I found one particular sentence troublesome and rewrote it several times. Finally, it sounded just right! I took a deep sigh and said: “That’s Good!” Then it hit me. That is exactly what God did at many steps of His creation. He made…
I just finished writing the final chapter (chapter 36) of Prayer Faith and 12 Kids. It is called This Leg of Your Journey. As I wrapped it up, the Lord showed me something from that event in my life that I had not fully realized before, God’s presence during pain. Once I put it onto the page,…
It was winter, believe it or not. The temperature was more like spring, however. Sam was in from South Korea for a visit, and it dawned on us that we could grab this opportunity for a family photo. The word went all around the house and a few phone calls were made to those in…
I finished a rough draft of the story Log Cabin Auction today. I still can’t believe that the auctioneer that sold us our house actually stopped the auction to give a green bidder like me instructions. That was definitely a miracle! It was a miracle that would bring many blessings and burdens. Living in the…
The rough draft of the chapter A Tornado of Chickens is now finished. Actual news coverage of the event would flesh this story out, so I’ll put the story into the unfinished folder. It requires more research. This is the pattern I follow while writing memoirs, but it wasn’t always this way. Memoirs Help Perfectionists…
I completed a rough draft of the story “And God Laughed” today. It brought the incident back to me as though it had just happened. God’s so real. I just love Him! Have you ever heard God laugh, chuckle, or felt His smiling approval? In this story, I prayed for something to change and then…