History, Real Life, and Faith
Is naming characters for your friends a good idea? Many would argue no. But, if your friends are good-hearted and don’t mind, why not? That’s what I did in The Sunbonnet Bride, part of The 12 Brides of Summer Collection. I felt a little guilty naming characters after several friends, but when I showed them in the book–no one cared….
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Where did the inspiration for one of my scenes in The Sunbonnet Bride come from? One of my favorite movie musicals: Oklahoma. In the movie, the townspeople indulged in a favorite money-raiser in frontier towns: the box luncheon auction. Plenty of variation on the theme are out there and I used a pie auction in place of a lunch–though the…
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How to use a devotional book in your daily worship time.
Praying during the devotional time; a how-to
The importance of daily Bible reading as part of devotions
Do you call it devotions or having a quiet time?