I’ve been blessed to have had several articles and have been featured in the More To Life magazine, including in this Fall 2016 issue: The whole magazine is full of encouragement and uplifting articles. Please consider subscribing if you haven’t already. Or consider giving the More To Life magazine as a gift to a teacher, friend, mom, mother-in-law, daughter, niece… …

WAS THAT A SNOWFLAKE I SAW? No. A falling leaf from the maple tree in our backyard. But…crisp maple leaves congregating on the lawn and the annual convention of Canadian geese on the pond are always harbingers of the season-of-cold (I’m hesitant to use the season’s real name, but it starts with a w) on its heels. October will hurry …

I’m pleased to announce the winners from my recent Song of Silence music-themed prize pack and $150 giveaway and blog tour. Thanks to everyone who entered!   Congratulations to the winners: Stefanie Gladden, who won the $150 Visa cash card, and Connie Scruggs, who won the music-themed prize pack. My publicists from Litfuse Publicity Group will be in touch via email with …

It’s been a joy to watch the recent release of the novel Song of Silence and reader reaction to it. After you’ve read the book, please let me know what you think of this story. RT Book Reviews–a respected industry review source–named it a 4.5 Stars TOP PICK! In typical form, it follows the journey of characters who are confronted …

Feel free to share these HopeNotes of encouragement with others on social media or Pinterest. Many are quotes lifted from books I’ve written. Others are drawn from past radio broadcasts, radio interviews, or guest blog posts. (More in future HopeNotes updates.)