Blending with Balance, the fourth and final book in the Blender Adventures series launches on November 9! Emily Hanford and Ethan Stewart face new challenges as their combined family crowds into smaller spaces during months of house reconstruction. Even the long-anticipated return to school disappoints the two seventh graders due to scrutiny and scorn from … Continue reading Blending with Balance
Blender Adventures series launched!
Exciting news! Dicing with Disaster, Book 1 in my new Blender Adventures series has launched. The series includes four novels about a blended family for readers ages 8-12 (and above). What girl wants a blender for her twelfth birthday? Not Emily Hanford. But Dad’s poor gift choice fades in light of her suspicions that he’s … Continue reading Blender Adventures series launched!
Be still and know
March 2020 may have been the longest month in history. COVID-19 spread exponentially, but time slowed to a coronavirus-induced crawl. The month came in like a lamb, bleating feeble warnings. It ended like a lion, roaring with medical and financial crisis. April seems likely to last every bit as long. The virus appears unabated, while … Continue reading Be still and know
Betrayal, Psalm 55
We trust friends and family members to protect us and promote our best interest. But sometimes the people we trust betray us. The psalms pulse with prayers for deliverance from persecution. Usually this comes from "enemies" or "wicked" men. But Psalm 55 describes the trauma of betrayal. Like many other psalms, it begins with a … Continue reading Betrayal, Psalm 55
Slow learner
Some life lessons we're slow to learn and God keeps teaching. Lessons like waiting, trusting, and resting. Even at my mature age, I'm still a novice. I try to wait patiently on God's will, trust completely in his provision, and rest calmly in his care. But when urgent matters continually pull me from my work … Continue reading Slow learner
Glenda Faye Mathes 