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Arm Me With Joy

Sometimes things just speak to you right where you’re at. Perhaps this blog will do that for someone today as the following words did for me. Psalm 51:12 is a well-loved verse that usually reads something like this: “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.” (ESV) EvenContinue reading “Arm Me With Joy”

Letting Go of Promises?

Have you ever felt strongly that there was something God called you to, God gave to you, but at the same time you were forced to let it go? I’m struggling through that now. I can’t explain it. I’m frustrated by the fact that it seemed to have been confirmed through circumstances, open doors andContinue reading “Letting Go of Promises?”

Sani: Russian Church Reopenings by the German Army in WW2

Saturday (June 12) is the last day to get my novel Sani free on Kindle. A dear friend pointed out a few “omissions” so I have uploaded an updated version. Thank you K. K.! There are many parts of this book that I love, but I thought tonight I’d write about Chapter 20, the churchContinue reading “Sani: Russian Church Reopenings by the German Army in WW2”

Devotional — Things Remembered

“But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’” Matthew 14:30 All I could think about when my eyes lit on this verse this morning was that Peter remembered the wind from years of fishing on this lake. Wind and storms would come up veryContinue reading “Devotional — Things Remembered”

Published!

Yesterday my ebook was published, and today it is free on Kindle for five days. I could’ve done better with promotion before the fact, but I’m new to all this and didn’t want to risk an anxiety attack getting it all figured out. God is in control and it will go where He wants itContinue reading “Published!”

Hannah and Friedrich

Hannah stood at the train station, her arms wrapped tightly around her husband Friedrich’s waist. Her tears darkened the olive-drab of his uniform shirt, and she worried that he’d be embarrassed, but as she tried to move her head away he pulled her closer, one hand on the back of her head, pressing her wetContinue reading “Hannah and Friedrich”