Love rejected …Torn family ties… When their patriarch calls for volunteers to leave the safety of their home in a city becoming ever more vile, Merab finds excuses to stay. As mother and grandmother of her branch of the expanding family, she yearns to stay. Divine insight makes it clear she must join her grandchildren … Continue reading Love Defied
The passion of love …And the sorrow of grief …Comes to us all.For Lisyl and Firoz in the ancient land of Nod, life brings enough troubles to challenge any family.Each devastating trial is worse than the last. Each tugs at their love, attempting to unravel the bonds that hold them together.Can their love, and their … Continue reading Impassioned Grief
He wants her.She wants him.Her parents won’t consider it. Lisyl’s forbidden beliefs in and her love for Jehovah, prevent her from being with Yadav. He only knows the cult gods, though he is no longer enamored of them. The two young people desire to be together, but if Lisyl’s family’s beliefs are known in the … Continue reading Contrary Devotion
Trouble always finds Rilda… Until a Coos giant takes her from her home… Now she must find a haven away from the battles between the giants and the wicked men of Nod. After finding a refuge, her man dies in battle. Leaving Rilda alone again… Now she must find a way to stay safe in … Continue reading Trouble Escaped, A Novella
We Stood Beside Them: Other Wives of the Patriarchs Five matriarchs …Each with a different purpose …While each share in a love for husband, family, and Jehovah.Men tell their stories, focusing on the hunt, the teaching, and activities of men. Women’s stories are different. Women care about families, husbands, and God.Tasked with the duty to … Continue reading We Stood Beside Them: Other Wives of the Patriarchs
Forty days and nights of rain …Covered the earth, the trees, the mountains …But how long for it to dry? Noah prophesied destruction …People laughed and flaunted their wickedness. Noah cried repentance …Armies marched to other lands seeking gold, slaves, and death. Young Imma married the old prophet. He promised protection …From wickedness …From danger … Continue reading Out of Darkness: Imma, Wife of Noah
Sparky picks up one of his toys, shakes it, and jumps on my lap. “What do you want, Sparky?” I ask. After a while he take his toy and leaves. Another day, Sparky brings a toy to my lap once more. I chat with him and ignore the toy. He gives up and jumps down … Continue reading Life with Sparky: Catch?
It’s evening. I’ve been writing for a few hours. Quietly lost in my mind. Sparky has slept on my feet for the last hour, keeping them warm. Suddenly, he wakes up and starts to bats around the back of my hands. I’m sprinting. Trying to write as many words as I can in 20 minutes. … Continue reading Life with Sparky: Attack
Little things have become more difficult since Sparky came to live in our home with us.Things like walking down a hall without being tripped,searching for something that fell on the floor,or putting clean sheets on the bed. Each week as I tug the sheets off the bed to wash them, Sparky is right there with … Continue reading Life with Sparky: Little Things
A package lies at my door when I open it.The package I’ve been waiting for! I dance inside with it and set it on my sofa, surrounded by grandsons and …Sparky,Who sits on the back of the sofa. I carefully slit the tape and open the box. “What is it Grandma?” my grandsons ask. Before … Continue reading Life With Sparky: Another Toy
