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Usually, when I think of fire, I think of a cozy evening by the warmth of a hearth. Or when my family goes camping and we light a campfire to roast marshmallows and spend time together. Better yet, the nights I've spent with my husband and daughter out in our backyard by the firepit. My first thought does not go to disaster. However, I recently read a story in the old testament about three friends who were truly refined by fire. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to b


Behind the Curtains (part 3)
One of my favorite Pandora stations to listen to while I write is the Thomas Newman station. He is my favorite film composer, and has written the score for some of my favorite movies. The way he puts music together somehow pulls a string on my heart that is so meaningful, and sometimes, I will watch a movie simply because he wrote the score. Music is a powerful tool that can evoke great emotion. My books, or so I've heard from most of my readers, bring out some powerful em