Parenting Isn’t for Cowards

  Photo by Dave Reusser He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord …   II Chron 33:6 (NIV)             King Hezekiah surely could have used some parenting advice when it came to raising Manasseh. Talk about a juvenile delinquent! Once Hezekiah died and Manasseh became king, nothing was sacred throughout the land. For... Continue Reading →

Pie Crust Promises

This is one of my favorite devotions. The idea for its origin will be obvious in the first line. If you’re a writer looking for ideas, perhaps you should sit back and watch a children’s movie.  This lovely photo was taken by my brother-in-law Dave Reusser. You'll be seeing more of his work here in... Continue Reading →

Jesus’ Friendship Never Fades

    And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping and said to Peter, “So you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour?” (Matthew 26:40, New American Standard Bible)   If there had been coffee shops during Jesus’ time, I’m convinced He would have taken one look at Peter’s, James’... Continue Reading →

New book offers ways to handle guilt

Shirley Brosius has been a friend since we met at Sandy Cove Christian Writer’s Retreat in Fall 2006. We seemed to be the only non-fiction writers there as newspaper writers and gravitated toward each other. At that time Shirley had authored a beautiful devotional book, Sisterhood of Faith (Howard Books), 365 life-changing stories about historical... Continue Reading →

A Story on Forgiveness

John Kremer featured my guest post on his book marketing blog today. He features many authors at this site, all with valuable lessons about writing and promotion. Contact Mr. Kremer about signing up for his blog. John Kremer JohnKremer@BookMarket.com. Read my post below. ** Guest post by Kayleen Reusser In 1989 a 10-minute incident with a... Continue Reading →

Pie Crust Promises

This is one of my favorite devotions. The idea for its origin will be obvious in the first line. If you’re a writer looking for ideas, perhaps you should sit back and watch a children’s movie. J   **       In the movie “Mary Poppins”, two lonely children become enthralled with their new... Continue Reading →

Blended Planet Pictures, Christian film making at its finest

As I’ve said before, a writer always keeps her eyes/ears open for ideas. This applies to Facebook. When my friend Larry Bower posted about his acting involvement with Blended Planet Pictures recently, I found out what this new organization is and how it is attempting to influence US culture with family-friendly films.  After reading this... Continue Reading →

Significance of the Cross- Pt 3

Here is Pt 3 of "The Significance of the Cross." 3. At the cross we become related to one another through Jesus Christ. At the cross Jesus Christ created the church when He gave Mary and John to each other. At the cross He made us His relatives too. We can all be partners in the... Continue Reading →

The Significance of the Cross- Pt 2

Happy Easter! Actually this is a day late as the day's activities with church and family precluded my time at the computer. I was glad for the break! I hope Resurrection Day was a blessed one for you and your loved ones. Here is Chap 2 of my article which appeared in The Lookout (Standard... Continue Reading →

The Significance of the Cross

This is a special day, Palm Sunday. In honor of that day when Jesus was shown respect by the people of Jerusalem by the saving of palm branches I’m posting an article I wrote for a magazine, The Lookout, a few years ago. This is the first half; the second half will appear next Sunday.... Continue Reading →

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