Jesus tells a story in Matthew 22 about a King who threw a wedding feast for His son. On the exact day, He sent out His servants to gather the invited guests. But they were busy, on their way home from work, eager to stop by the pub for a pint, or kick back at home with the remote. Disappointed, …
Booksinging Bonanza
Peeeep-ole… (as my 7th grade Algebra teacher said) if you live any where near Minneapolis Saturday, September 20th, you’ve got to, got to go to the Mall of America for a fabulous booksigning by Barnes & Noble from 1 -3. American Christian Fiction Writers is putting on an amazing booksigning. The details are below, and this opportunity to meet so …
Goodbye to you my trusted friend, Pal
Our Pal died suddenly Tuesday night. He was in the office with me and Lola, the cutie-patootie I found walking down the road last February, while I was writing. I heard a commotion on the floor and when I looked around, Pal had slid over to the sling back chair, stiff, as if having a seizure. I jumped up to …
Goodbye to you my trusted friend, Pal
Our Pal died suddenly Tuesday night. He was in the office with me and Lola, the cutie-patootie I found walking down the road last February, while I was writing. I heard a commotion on the floor and when I looked around, Pal had slid over to the sling back chair, stiff, as if having a seizure. I jumped up to …
Sad New
Tonight our older dog Pal died. I was in my office writing, and as usual, Pal and Lola were in here with me. It’d been a good day for the dogs, a few trips outside, some barking at dogs and people passing by the window. Breakfast and dinner, plus a few treats. I noticed Pal laying on the floor off …
Wild Goose Chase by Mark Matterson
Mark Batterson, a pastor and author of Wild Goose Chase, also wrote the best selling In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. I found this book interesting, full of inspiring stories and insight. However, I disagree wholeheartedly on his take on prayer. Batterson writes, “It’s time to quit praying.” I don’t know about y’all but I’ve been …
Hurricane Fay
It’s a gloomy, Yankee day in central Florida. Hurricane Fay is moving across the state and expected to exit over our county. There’s rain with wind gusts, but I’ve seen worse. The power went out for a few hours. When I saw the FPL guy coming to fix the thingy-bob, I opened the window and cheered! He deserved to be …
This is for you, Lisa
Lisa commented on my last post she’s crunched to get her lesson plans ready for the school year, then asked, “How do you handle things when a deadline is staring you in the face, Rachel?” Well, Lisa, I do what you do. Freak. Eat chocolate, drink Diet Coke, run out for a sandwich. Pray. A lot. I always start out …
Sweet Caroline strikes again
Found out Sweet Caroline hit the CBA Best seller list for September. This is different that the ECPA best seller list. Not sure how the numbers are calculated or pulled, but good for Caroline. If you’re curious, go back a year or so in my postings and you can read the behind the scenes of Sweet Caroline and how God …
A man named Brett Bush
I was eighteen, out of high school having graduated six months early, and doing nothing much but working and hanging out. Riding horse. (That confession rendered another hilarious Hubby-Rachel moment. A few weeks ago I said, “Yeah, I graduated, hung out, worked a lot, rode horses.” “You rode horses.” He arched one brow because he has that talent. “Yeah, couple …