Remember when people-watching was an entertaining activity? My grandpa used to sit on the bench at the mall and talk… Read more 35 Phone-Free Things to Do While Waiting

Remember when people-watching was an entertaining activity? My grandpa used to sit on the bench at the mall and talk… Read more 35 Phone-Free Things to Do While Waiting
You know that meet-and-greet game in which people are instructed to tell three little-known facts about themselves and everyone has… Read more My First Time to an Ocean
While our son attends Trail Life USA meetings, our daughters, along with most of the Trail Life boys’ sisters, are… Read more Nebula Jar and Lights of the World Lesson Plan
Thanks for joining me again on this mini-series on the blog where we dive into the why behind my stories’… Read more Why I Sent My Main Character Through a Wildfire
After main character Marlee, her sisters, and hiking buddies dealt with the natural consequences of winding up in an avalanche,… Read more Why I Sent My Main Character Through a Flash Flood
Growing up, I didn’t picture myself becoming an author. Yes, I wrote stories and had an active imagination, but I… Read more Why I Sent My Main Character Through an Avalanche
You know the frustration – you had (just barely) enough time to make it to your destination, and suddenly all… Read more What I Learned from a Traffic Jam
Hey all! As we’ve seen from guest posts on my blog this year, fiction plays an important role in the… Read more Five New Inspiring Christian YA Novels
Today we hear from author Kara R. Hunt on the role of fiction for Christians. Welcome, Kara! Last month, during… Read more The Importance of Christian Fiction and the Significant Role it Plays in a Christian’s Life – Guest Post by Kara Hunt
Hey there, adventure loving readers 🙂 …give me a minute…I’m reading about a teenage Olympic snowboarder solving a mystery…ahh, that… Read more Fortifying Values with Adventure Stories – Guest Post by Author Leslea Wahl