Have you ever had a day where you were doing more than multi-tasking? Lately, my days go something like this:Exercise at 5:45am- thinking about the day while marching, sidestepping, and waving some weights in the air.Quiet time at 6:30 until family comes in for family devotions at 6:50.Breakfast-reading the paper or yesterday’s junk mail while eating, then off to the shower.Morning routine: Sit in office chair to check e-mails, listen to the morning news while reading messages. Jot notes on to-do list with left hand and clicking mouse with right hand. Jog across the hall to blow-dry hair. Note that […]

Ted Dekker knows how to spin a tale that makes the improbable seem possible. Whether it is a child who can heal multitudes as in “Blessed Child” or a woman who can steal memories from others through physical touch and emotional vulnerability as in “Kiss”, Dekker’s stories make the surreal come alive. In “Kiss” Dekker joins with author Erin Healy in creating a story that keeps the reader on edge and looking over his or her shoulder, never knowing who can be trusted. Although the story is billed by some as a romance, that isn’t the central theme of the […]

I just finished reading a fantastic new book by Ted Dekker and Erin Healy that will be coming out in January. Here’s a teaser about the book from the publisher: Sometimes dying with the truth is better than living with a lie. After a car accident puts Shauna McAllister in a coma and wipes out six months of her memory, she returns to her childhood home to recover, but her arrival is fraught with confusion. Her estranged father, a senator bidding on the White House, and her abusive stepmother blame Shauna for the tragedy, which has left her beloved brother […]

…’til Christmas. Don’t hate me. I finished my Christmas shopping several weeks ago. If it makes you feel any better, I still have many things to do. I haven’t sent out my Christmas cards yet. In fact, I still need to buy the stamps. And I need to make some goodies and treats for special friends, neighbors, Sunday school teachers, etc. I haven’t wrapped anything either! And there are a couple of small handmade things I need to finish. And…is my list making you weary? This time of year, many of us are weary. Take a deep breath and hang […]