Category Archives: Books

Book Reviews and Reflections: The Hangman and His Wife

The full title of this book is The Hangman and His Wife: The Life and Death of Reinhard Heydrich. If you read my post on Jakob Schmidt, you probably remember me referring to this book months ago. Well, because I have multiple books going at once, I just finished it. It was lengthy but wellContinue reading “Book Reviews and Reflections: The Hangman and His Wife”

The Origins of The Rise of the Y: A Guest Blog by Angela D. Shelton

I’m very excited. This is the first time I’ve opened up the blog to a fellow author, and today I’d love to introduce you to Angela D. Shelton. Angela is an author of dystopian fiction, and while she categorizes her books as YA, I thoroughly enjoyed the tale she told in her book Collapse! OnContinue reading “The Origins of The Rise of the Y: A Guest Blog by Angela D. Shelton”

Characters Part 5: Jakob Schmidt

I’ve said it before: I’ve always had a special place in my heart for the bad boys. I have a genuine hope that there’s good in them and that it will prevail in the end, or that they’ll have a total redemption experience and use their strengths for good. In light of that, I guessContinue reading “Characters Part 5: Jakob Schmidt”

New Release, Germany Trip, What’s Next?

It’s been a while… I haven’t posted anything new on the blog since May, but since we’re halfway through the year it’s about time for a general update. In May and June I did a lot of guest posting with other authors, and I’ve included links to some of those posts at the bottom. There’sContinue reading “New Release, Germany Trip, What’s Next?”

Characters Part 4: An Open Letter About My Character Christian

This post explains my personal feelings about topics addressed in my upcoming release, The Christmas We Both Needed. If you have followed me or supported my work in the last two years, I hope you will give it a read.

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 theContinue reading “Characters Part 3: Seeking Forgiveness with Herta Schmidt”

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 devotionalContinue reading “January 2023 Author Update”

God With Us

I’ve had the pleasure of caroling twice this season, as well as doing Christmas music at church, leading the children’s choir, and singing in a choir full of wonderful senior citizens who have become my Opas and Omas (maybe I’d call a few of them Onkel and Tante, since I myself am now in myContinue reading “God With Us”