Fact, Fiction, and a D-I-Y Life
by Jane Rubietta My husband stood beside me, our fingers clutching the frozen fencing. The unexpected ice storm shut down many roads in Tennessee, but we slid up…
Piecing Life Together With Slow Stitching
by Cleo Lampos My mom seldom had empty hands. When she finished pressing dough into loaves, feeding the chickens, or ironing heavy cotton, her fingers picked up scraps…
Companions for the Journey
A long time ago, before I had published a single word, a writer friend invited me to join a Christian writers’ group. Of course, I declined. I was…
Up In A Tree
I’m nearing the end of the novel I’m currently writing, and as I keep telling my husband, “I have to bring this story in for a landing.” My…
Merry (Quarantined) Christmas!
The first time I traveled to Israel and visited Bethlehem, I expected to feel a sense of the beauty and simplicity of the much-loved Christmas story: a crude…
Meatloaf Ministry
This past November was the seventeenth anniversary of my sister Bonnie’s death from cancer. As I was trolling through files on my computer recently, I found this article…
Courageous Heroines
My two-year-old granddaughter is very active, and often fearless. My daughter sent me a video the other day of her attempting to climb the cat tree in their…
And the Winner Is…
Is there anyone in America who doesn’t know that tomorrow is election day? With our country deeply divided between the two opposing parties, I think it’s safe to…
A Sneak Peek . . .
One of the most exciting moments for me as an author is when I first get to see the cover design for my newest novel. There have been…
Saving Ellis Island
Several years ago, when I was writing and researching my novel, “Until We Reach Home,” my sister Peggy and I took a day trip from her home outside…