Out of the Water
After having just written a baptism scene for the main character in my latest book, I wanted to share something with you. The joy surrounding it made me reflect back on my own journey to a kneeling position at the foot of the cross. I remember the exact moment when God's grace made sense to me. I was trying to figure life out as a teenager, and a few friends from school invited me to church. I hadn't been to church in a very long time, maybe even since I was a small child.
From Across the Sea
Well, I should know by now not to title a book until I'm finished. That being said.. As I'm now about 2/3 of what I think will be completed with the former "Dandelions in the Wind", something in the text came up in a letter from my main character to the love of his life. I simply could not ignore how powerful the moment in the book was. After much thought and deliberation with a few of my most valued test readers, I've changed the name of my latest novel in progress to "Fr
