I’m tickled pink (literally!) that Beautiful Battle, my spiritual warfare book for women, is now released! My friend Kimberly texted me a picture of her holding it! Which is super cool because I dedicated the book to her and my friend Jodi. The inscription reads: To Jodi Vinson and Kimberly Baker, beautiful women who deliberately [...]

My big secret the past few months is now out of the literary bag! I’ve long been feeling that my Live Uncaged site (here) has been a bit schizophrenic. I wrote about living an uncaged life while simultaneously blogging for up and coming writers. Some of you may not even know that I offered mentoring [...]

It’s time to live uncaged, folks. To be set free from the past and soar today. I’m reintroducing my audio healing retreat now as a catalyst for new growth in 2012. It mimics my own journey the past two years from being tethered unhealthily to “way back when” to learning to live with joy in [...]

A few weeks ago I wrote about asking God to give you a picture for the year. I’ve been praying about this as well, seeking God for pictures. Wondering what He would show me. Curious to see how He’d visually communicate with me. Here’s how I explained the quest earlier:

Augusta Brinkworth nearly breaks from grief when her husband is killed in a rock quarry slide, leaving her with a passel of children to feed in the throes of the Great Depression. Armed with detached stoicism, she disengages from the lives of her grieving children, pushing them away, while forces outside and within the family [...]

This topic has been ricocheting in my heart and head many years. But recently, I’ve noticed a greater influx of reader email about this topic, so much so that I felt it would be wise to address it. Although I am thankful I haven’t had an extreme experience with spiritual abuse, I have had some [...]

The 11 Secrets of Getting Published, is a compilation of my best tips on getting published. In this 60,000 word book, you’ll learn how to: Develop discipline. Weather rejection. Woo an agent with your amazing query letter and/or proposal. Understand the publishing business. Perfect your writing craft. At the end of the book are three [...]

The Muir House releases next Monday the 27th of June. So far the feedback from my influencers has been overwhelmingly positive, something that thrills me. Folks are staying up late into the night, page turning. And several have said this is my best novel yet. I hope so. It’s my desire to write each book [...]

I never thought I’d self publish anything. Truly. I’m a traditionally published girl with eleven books under my author belt. I love my publishers, love what they’ve done. But there came a time when one of my book ideas didn’t fit within their needs. The kernel of the idea to e-publish started when I pioneered [...]

I’ve been busy over the past six years! I’m heartened and grateful to have been on this publication journey with you alongside me. I have several books in different genres. Click here to find out more about my parenting books. Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God, a devotional for thinking moms. Building the Christian Family You Never [...]