Characters Part 3: Seeking Forgiveness with Herta Schmidt
Yesterday morning, on Mother’s Day, I woke up thinking about Herta Schmidt. She is a minor character in the Gott Mit Uns Series, yet her role in The Prodigal Sons is significant. She is the grandmother of main character, Jakob Schmidt, as a result of her husband Bernhardt’s continual lengthy absences, the matriarch of the…
What Do We Do With Our Pain?
“I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!”—Psalm 27:13 (ESV)Perhaps you’ve read the Bible story about Job. He was a godly man who was taken through horrible, seemingly inexplicable suffering. Yet in the end, he not only received much more than he’d had before, he…
Wandering Around Germany: Leipzig and Dresden
Leipzig and Dresden are two cities I wish I’d had more time in (although I suppose I could say that about every place we visited in Germany). People have told me there is a different “vibe” in former East German cities and I definitely sensed that, although it’s hard to put your finger on if…
Good Friday
As I sit at my computer, my hand is swollen and typing is uncomfortable. After lecturing my kids about the far-reaching consequences of sin and stupid choices, I am bearing the brunt of my own. For someone like me, who spent years struggling to make decisions simply out of fear of making the wrong one,…
Characters Part 2: Chronic Pain and “Emmy Moments”
Part 2 in a series on Characters. Emmy’s struggle with chronic pain is inspired by my own.
Devotionals for the Heart: Why we should go where God leads us
This is my latest offering on Author Alexis Goring’s devotional blog, Devotionals for the Heart: http://capturingtheidea.blogspot.com/2023/03/devotionals-for-heart-why-we-should-go.html
Anniversary Thoughts
This will not be a long post, but I wanted to acknowledge that this month carries a special meaning for me. It was in March 2021, two years ago, that I began writing Sani: The German Medic. Here is my journal entry, dated March 6, 2021: For two or three days now I have been…
An interview with Jakob Schmidt from The Prodigal Sons by Aubrey Taylor
In The Prodigal Sons, readers aren’t left wondering how Emmy feels about Jakob’s choices. If you’ve ever wanted to get inside Jake’s head and don’t want to wait until Gott Mit Uns Book 3 releases to do that, here’s your chance!
Characters Part 1: Helping Us Understand Ourselves and Others
People who read fiction often talk about how connected they feel to a certain character, how they experienced the character’s joy and pain, or how sad they were when the story ended. The Bible is not meant to be read as a work of fiction: it is historical and spiritual… and it is not necessarily…
January 2023 Author Update
Welcome to 2023! While I have not been doing well in my “determination” to make two posts on this blog every month, I have had a number of opportunities to share on other authors’ blogs. You are welcome to check out some of those posts below: This year I will also be sharing a devotional…
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