When I first started writing Rock of Ages, I knew it needed to have a good theme. And I knew exactly what that would be. Reliance. Both of my main characters, Rina and Chileab needed to learn who to rely on for everything, though Chileab needed to learn it the most. To be a bit …
I was supposed to write an announcement post in about three weeks. It was going to be super fun and happy. I was going to include some pictures, maybe some goofy things I’ve said and done. Instead, I’m writing this post early. And it’s not happy. I might put one picture in and don’t think …
A friend of mine started this tag challenge called Project Inspire. Jenna is such a sweet person I have gotten to know recently. Here’s how it works… It works pretty much like a tag. You answer the questions, then invite anyone else to join. 🙂 The rules… 1. Thank and link back to who’s blog …
How has a year gone by already? It seems like just a month ago that we were talking about resolutions and goals and now we’re doing it again. If you’ve followed me for very long, you’ll know that I don’t personally do resolutions. I do goals. Every single month. But I also do them for …
Happy New Year! A sneak peek into my goals for 2019 Read More »
One year ago, I began to suspect I was pregnant. One year ago, I was researching things online. One year ago, I was eagerly waiting for the days to pass before I could finally use my home pregnancy test. One year ago, I was filled with surprise and wonder. Today, I wonder if I …
Title: Picking Daisy Written By: Valerie Howard Genre: Contemporary Christian Fiction Recommended Ages: 13 & up Introduction: For a while now, I’ve been interested in the whole foster care/adoption types of things. But I didn’t know a lot about it. My parents did foster care for babies when I was young, so we never had …
I have a new book out! And it’s not a western! What?!?! Why would I do that? Well, I’ll share more about how I decided to write this series and what inspired this particular book. But first, here’s a little more about the book. And you also get to see my new author picture! About …
Everyone faces hard times in their life. Some are harder than others. Some seem hard at the time, but in the long run aren’t that hard. Other things feel like they will break you and that life can never get back to normal. Today, I would like to share a little bit of encouragement in …
Have you ever had a hard time loving someone? I think everyone probably has at one time in their life. But what would your life be like if you’ve never had the courage to love anyone? I explore that idea in my new book, He Hideth My Soul. Love can be hard, but it is …
As I prepared to publish this novella, I felt very rusty. And then I realized why. The last book I published was All the Way My Savior Leads back in MAY! That is a long time for me in recent years. It’s good to be back in the publishing realm again. My current book was …
