A Tenth Anniversary Edition

Today I celebrate ten years as a published author! I had hoped to release a commemorative edition of my first book to mark the occasion, but a hand injury decreed otherwise. God being rich in mercy, the hardcover edition of my latest book is now available on Amazon.

I’d be grateful if you could buy a copy of this new edition, or the previously released paperback, and leave a review on Amazon. That will introduce me to new readers—something every author needs! You may also want to check out my award-winning 100-day devotional.

If you decide not to purchase either book but would like to make a donation to my ongoing writing and ministry, here are the links. Thanks in advance, and now let me share a memory from the day I became a published author.

With my godson on June 29, 2013

I remember June 29, 2013 as though it were just last month. In fact, I’ve forgotten what I was doing on this day last month, but the events of that career-defining day from a decade ago are printed like a paperback in my memory.

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Some Cloudy Day

A few minutes after noon today, I picked up my phone to see a message from a friend that began, “The sad day has finally come. Queen Elizabeth II has died.”

As I was coming to terms with the news, I remembered that one of my first thoughts this morning was of England. Some hours before the queen took her final breath, all the way across the pond I was thinking of the land over which she had reigned so long and so well. Continue reading