Happy Fri-YAY, Friend! I am in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, with some writer friends enjoying a writer retreat! It’s so nice to be in a room with ten other writers. We all just kind of find our own corners and work all day, coming together to chat at meal times or breaks. I’ll get so much …
It’s Release Day for Hunted But Not Alone!
Hunted But Not Alone releases today! You get eight full-length novels for only 99 cents! It’s in Kindle Unlimited or you can get the ebook for just 99 cents! Eight heroes. Eight women worth dying for. Running to You by Robin Patchen: CIA officer Michael blames himself when terrorists kidnap his girlfriend, Leila, and drag her to Iraq. …
The Unfailing Compassion of God
By the time Jeremiah wrote Lamentations, he’d gotten the vision from God about the destruction of the city, warned the populace about it, was arrested, beaten, ostracized — and then witnessed everything he’d warned would happen happening all around him.
The Amazing Stories That Inspired Homeland’s Hope
WHILE the story of the special team of operators I named The Virtues is entirely fictional, set in a fictional town, and comprised of fictional characters who form a fictional military division, every single one of my fictional heavenly heroines was inspired by a real World War II heroine and the story was inspired by …
The Amazing Story That Inspired Temperance’s Trial
WHILE the story of the special team of operators I named The Virtues is entirely fictional, set in a fictional town, and comprised of fictional characters who form a fictional military division, every single one of my fictional heavenly heroines was inspired by a real World War II heroine and the story was inspired by …
I Am Not Alone
People say: God will never give you more than you can handle.
That’s actually never found in scripture. What is found in scripture are things like:
It Is Finished
When Jesus spoke those words from the cross, He wasn’t sighing in defeat, as if to say, “I’m done for.” He was declaring that the work was complete. The mission the Father had given Him—planned before the world began—had been carried through to the end.
Chicken Tamales
My husband will rate a restaurant on whether the tamales are good. It is truly one of his favorite dishes. I found this recipe in an old Better Homes & Gardens cookbook called “Cooking Mexican” and it is truly a family favorite.
Is Sexual Purity Realistic in Modern Dating?
When people ask whether sexual purity is “realistic,” they are rarely asking about biology. They are asking whether obedience is practical. We live in a culture where:
Sexual compatibility is treated as a prerequisite to commitment.
Cohabitation is considered responsible.
Waiting is viewed as repression.
Desire is framed as entitlement.
