Which Pet?–2025 Selah Finalist in “Poem” Category
I was blessed to have a poem I wrote be included in a Michelle Rayburn collaborative called Whiskers, Wags, and Woofs–Poems and Heartfelt Essays for Dog and Cat Lovers (Faith Creativity Books, 2024). And more, “Which Pet?” was selected as a 2025 Selah Finalist in the…
The Birth of Gideon’s Book
Hello, faithful Penning Pansies subscribers and readers! First, I want to tell you how blessed I am BY you and how very thankful I am FOR you! Your support–reading my words, commenting, and participating in giveaways over the years–has meant the world. If I…
When God Changed His Mind–Altars and Isaacs
“When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood” (Genesis 22:9 NIV). The word ‘altar’ appears nearly…
When God Writes the Story
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven… [God] has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 11–NIV). I…