It shouldn’t surprise me when I’m busy going about my day that a random thought or person’s face or name pops into my head. Sometimes just a glance at someone shoots a message straight into my heart. To me, these are whispers from God, and He sent them for a reason, action on my part. Although I strive to listen to His voice and be obedient, I do miss it occasionally. Like I did one day a few years back when I went to the grocery store. Consumed by my own thoughts and time constraints, I wheeled my overloaded grocery… 

Seeing my first novel in print was a long-term dream come true, but my elation was smothered by fear. Why? Because I dreaded the task of book marketing. It was up to me to promote my book, and I was sure I’d be a dismal failure. That was a year ago. In January, I released my second mystery, Fountains and Secrets. This time around, my attitude has been much healthier, because over the past year, God has been showing me how my attitude and my fear were hindering his plan. He gave me the talent to write, he put certain… 

What’s the reason for selecting a word for the New Year? Well, if you take it seriously, it can help you stay focused as you prioritize goals and actions necessary to help make your year successful. Besides, it’s fun! My word for last year was Prioritize, and boy was it right on target and necessary during my challenging year. Not only was my sister and I caregiving my dad, but I also had a manuscript to complete, a proposal to prepare, articles to write, and a family that needed my attention. Most of my manuscript writing and editing took place… 

Tracy served as an ICU nurse for a number of years and recently published a non-fiction book, Healing, Health, and Wholeness, where she shares true stories of miraculous healings she witnessed in the ICU. Once I began reading, I became absorbed in the incredible move of God in each of these situations. Not only has Tracy written these powerful testimonies of healing, but there are also authors who include important health information in their fiction novels, as you will see in Tracy’s comments below. Thank you for sharing with us today. Here’s Tracy: In thinking about my last year and…