Princess of Sheba
Chapter One of a historical fiction novel about the Queen of Sheba before she becomes queen.
To Missy With Love
Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. I was a hermit living inside my dark cave of fear of failure that I seldom left to feel the sun. Sharing my thoughts fully brought too great of a risk for exposing my incompleteness. I venture out to […]
What’s On Your Mind
I walk out to the deck of a mountain cabin. There is Jesus looking out across the mountain range that surrounds us. I lean against the railing next to him. I look up and catch a gleam of wonder in his eyes. I track the line of his sight out […]
Princess of Sheba
Chapter Two of my historical novel about the Queen of Sheba. Captain Emon learns his new assignment and humility and responsibility.
Smoking Gun
I whispered, “I’m sick,” but no one heard. I became louder and you heard, but you suggested a cure. I told you in frustration that your suggestion wouldn’t work. The pain was unbearable. “I know it will work,” you insisted. I screamed at the top of my lungs, “I’m dying […]
At the End of Every Negative
What positive emotion do you feel most often? What positive emotion do I feel most often? The brief answer is peace of mind. It is not the emotion that I experience when I first awaken. It always follows any number of negative emotions which try to control me or defeat […]
Count It All Joy
Describe one habit that brings you joy. I begin by saying I almost skipped answering this prompt. Two problems, both rooted in negative connotations: One, when I think “habit,” I think bad habit; the other, confusing joy with happiness. I had to remind myself that a habit is to act […]
