Two weeks ago at the church retreat, I heard a message preached on Jesus and the storm, and because it felt particularly relevant at the time, I paid close attention. If you’re subscribed to my author newsletter, which goes out every Friday (and includes snippets of personal news, plus new releases and book deals, mostly in clean romance, but also… Read More
Jesus told us that when we pray, we should say the words that have come to be known as The Lord’s Prayer. (This is found in Matthew 6 and Luke 11). These are the essential elements we need to communicate to God when we pray, and these are the essential elements we need to focus on to strengthen our own… Read More
I used to write more vulnerable, personal posts on my blog, and that changed when I started writing books and found myself with less time. If I have an hour or two – and I rarely get more – I feel pressure to churn out pages for my latest novel, and the blog gets put to the side until I… Read More
FRANCE This weekend, we welcomed teens from the churches in Lyon, Geneva, and Brussels to participate in a jeu de piste around Paris. A literal translation would be tracking game (like dogs tracking a scent). It’s a little bit like a treasure hunt, except the only treasure at the end is that you get to sit down. I was home… Read More
Last weekend was the third marriage retreat organised by our Paris church, and the second retreat to be held in a nearby château. This year the château had removed the scaffolding from the façade so we were able to appreciate its beauty. The theme this year was “A Garden to Cultivate”, and the couple that leads the Geneva church came… Read More
This morning I forced myself to go to the gym for the first time in 6 months. There was the tendonitis since August that prevented me, and just as I was starting to recover from that, I got a month-long bronchitis plus a few other infections. I suppose I should be glad they all came at once since I needed… Read More
