Happy Spring! I am writing to share my exciting news that I have 2 books released this spring. Both were written to entertain readers with engaging stories that inspire. When I just wrote for secular publications, I thought religion was boring, My goal now, whether writing fiction or non-fiction,…
Big Hearted is best. No one wants to be the opposite; small or cold hearted. Jesus Christ has the biggest heart of all–the Sacred Heart. So how does one become bigger hearted? The heart is a muscle and like all muscles the more we use it, the stronger and bigger…
How can you bring love to others? How about puppies? My kids and I bring puppies to a nursing home every week. A local pet store lets us pick out two to bring around. It’s a day brightener for everyone: staff, residents and us too! I used to bring our two larger…
Adopting a sibling group of six had seemed like a good idea in theory, but in reality, it seemed to be pushing the Walgamott family beyond their breaking point. One of my sons had come into my room, distraught. “Mom, why do you let them treat you this way?” My children, ages…
A mother looks into the face of death after being stabbed by a blue marlin and experiences God for the first time. While deep sea fishing in Panama waters there was a tug on Denise LeBlanc’s line. She had joined a group of friends for a weeklong fishing excursion in Central America. Each…
Lessons from Santa * A few cookies on a plate are always appreciated. * A bowl full of jelly is happy food. * Don’t pout. * There’s always someone watching.
Marsha and Jim discovered they were expecting a baby while unmarried and still in college. They gave her up for adoption. It was a secret they kept even from their own brothers and sisters. The couple later married and raised three children together. Then, over twenty years after giving up their baby girl…
The latest craze being sold in stores to kids and teens across the country has all the makings of a successful fad—inexpensive, cute, and collectible. But parents beware: the charm-sized voodoo dolls, also known as string dolls, are no child’s play.
Qualifications: Candidates must posses the desire to love unconditionally. Little or no training is required but willingness to learn on the job is a must. The initiation period is little or nonexistent, depending on the support staff you have in your extended family. You must have the ability to be aware…
I came across an amazing marriage recovery story when I was working on the Amazing Grace for Married Couples book. A priest friend who heard of the title I was working on told me, “Oh, do I have a story for you!” He wasn’t kidding! Alcoholism, drugs, adultery, and then just when all seemed lost,…
This story is a dramatic testimony to the value of life–even life that results from a rape. It was featured in Amazing Grace for Survivors. It had been more than a year since Casey was stillborn, and it seemed Steve and I would never be able to have the third child we wanted so badly. The nurse…
We never officially said “yes” to taking in a boy from Kenya, but had promised to pray about it. One thing led to another and in the end, many lives were changed. Calvin’s coming to us was an amazing answer to his seemingly impossible prayer. Years earlier, he had read a book about a boy…