Birthdays can be tricky with kids. Celebrations with family and friends can turn ugly when the other children present don’t yet understand why they aren’t also the recipient of gifts and attention. Recently we attended the birthday of a three-year-old. As she received our gift, tears ran down her four-year-old sister’s face. Our attempts at…
Living in peace through restoration
With everything that’s going on in our world the idea of living in peace might seem impossible. But what is impossible for man is possible with God. 2 Corinthians 13:11 says: “Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love…
Hope in dark times
I think most of us would agree that the past two years have been very challenging. No matter who you are and where you live, we have all been impacted by the events surrounding the pandemic of Covid 19. It is the event of this generation that has united us all in a common experience…
Flash Fiction: Tobin & Henry
I am constantly shooing the kids out the door. I leave it wide open so I can see the yellow fields, the ancient stone fences and the old apple orchard beyond with gnarled branches beckoning like hands to the cloudless blue sky. Boys, out, now! I say for the twentieth time that day and they…
Finding peace on the road
We found ourselves on the road this past week. It was a long trip and I found my mind wandering often to the topic of peace. It was everywhere. From things I was reading to podcasts to snippets of songs popping into my head, the topic was always peace and I figured God was trying…
Sale ends tomorrow!
Hello readers! Tomorrow, March 31st, 2021, will be your last opportunity to purchase Through the Fire at the sale price of $10 each or 3 for $20. Comment below to get your copy!
Spring Sale!
Through The Fire is on sale for a limited time! The third book in the Forged in Flames series is also a stand alone. You do not have to read the other two first! So, if you’ve been waiting to get into this series, wait no longer. Through The Fire is available now for $10…
A Series of Stand Alone Novels
Does it drive you nuts when you pick up a new book only to discover it is part of a series and you need to go back and read the books that came before to understand it? Me too! That is why, as an author, I made the choice that each book in the Forged…
The Forged in Flames series from Word Alive Press is now complete and available online
Through the Fire, the third installment in the Forged in Flames series, is now available for pre-order from Chapters Indigo! Through the Fire follows 17 year old Joey Floretti as he chases his dreams and faces life altering consequences. Through the Fire completes the series which started with Embers and continued in A Spark of…
A Spark of Faith Sneak Peek: Chapter One
CHAPTER ONE Alex Smiley slammed the door and ran up the stairs to his room. His mother May turned from the dining table where she was folding laundry. Shocked, she looked at the stairs where her son had just disappeared. “Alex?” she called. She moved to the base of the stairs and tried again. “Alex?…
