Top 5 of 2021

“The end of a matter is better than its beginning…” (Ecc. 7:8)

As the year draws to a close, I’d like to share a few of my top blog posts of 2021 with you. I usually post once a week, but I didn’t post quite as often in the second half of this year due to other obligations that took up my time. But I have many new blog posts planned for 2022, so stay tuned! Continue reading “Top 5 of 2021”

Top 10 Posts in 2020

As 2020 comes to an end (finally!), I wanted to share my top ten blog posts for the year. COVID-19 was, of course, a major theme running throughout my blog posts this year. On the whole, I looked for positive things to share in my posts. The following posts have resonated most strongly with you, my readers, over the last eleven months: Continue reading “Top 10 Posts in 2020”

Winning the OWFI Writing Contest

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms…” (1 Pt 4:10)

On Saturday, May 4, 2019, I officially became an award-winning author. After almost 10 years of entering the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc. (OWFI) annual writing contest, I won two awards: first place for blogs (nonfiction) and honorable mention for mystery/suspense novel.

If you’ve read my work for very long, then you’ve read about the winding journey that led to my starting the blog in 2010. (Read about my journey here.) Continue reading “Winning the OWFI Writing Contest”