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This book is truly poetic. There are so many lines that made me stop, take a breath, and stare at a wall so i could fully process what i just read. AND i haven’t even finished yet! But I’m still here telling you to go pick this book up. Because it’s SO GOOD!

In a world where we are taught to “save ourselves” and be “self-sufficient” i think it’s important, crucial even, to teach that we ARE NOTHING and can DO NOTHING without Christ. ••• And that’s a freeing concept. ••• “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” 2 Corinthians 12:9

I posted this in my reading group, but thought it would be fun here, too! ••• Picture it. Your house, New Year’s Day 2023: a reading fairy pops into your house and makes a rule that says you can only read one type of romance starting January 1 through December 31, 2023. Which of these 3 buttons will you push?

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A Fox. Friendships. Suspense. Thrills. Twists & Turns. Small town vibes. A stalker. A secret society. ••• What do these things have in common? ••• They are all included in my debut novel SECRETS, LIES, AND DEADLY TIES which is now available in paperback on B&N and ebook/paperback on Amazon. You can also read it for FREE on Kindle Unlimited! ❤️

Are your eyes on Jesus? - This is something God has to correct me of pretty regularly. Through His word, He has told me "Eyes on Me" countless times. - I remember when I was pregnant with my youngest, there were some minor issues with my pregnancy and as the worrier of worriers, so I assumed it was going to be the worst case scenario. I was terrified and frantic, but thankfully, I kept reading God's Word. And I was reading in 2 Chronicles, a book I have only ever seen as a Biblical Historical list of facts, and chapter 20 verse 12 stuck out to me as if it had been written in bold, capital letters, unwilling to be looked over. At the end of the verse it says "BUT OUR EYES ARE ON YOU." - It was then that I remembered Who held my baby's life in their hands. Who set the world on its axis. Who breathed life into man and formed all the animals. Who was ultimately in control. - Praise God, I ended up having a healthy baby several months later, but I knew that no matter what--God had a plan. And no matter what, I needed to trust in HIS plan and keep my eyes on HIM. - Because things don't always work out the way we want them to. We don't always get that job. Or hit our goal--no matter how hard we strive to reach it. Sometimes God's answer is simply, no. - When that door slams in our face, it stings. It's frustrating. It hurts. But when we look back at those slamming doors, I guarantee you'll see the blessing in it. - Every obstacle we face. Every tragedy that strikes. Every. single. thing. that happens is meant to drive us deeper into the arms of our Creator and Savior. - It's easy to get lost in the ups, downs, good, and bad of life and lose focus. Because this life isn't about US, it's about Jesus. It's about a bigger purpose than anything this world can tell us to strive for. It's an eternity with our Creator. It's spending eternity with Jesus and telling everyone we possibly can about Him and all He's done for us. - If you're hurting, fix your eyes on Jesus. If you're in a season of suffering, fix your eyes on Jesus. If you're in a season of blessing, fix your eyes on Jesus. No matter where you are, fix your eyes on Jesus. I promise you, you won't regret it.

QOTD: what is your *least* favorite romance trope? Why? ••• Mine is probably the miscommunication trope, where it’s what keeps them apart for a majority of the book. A miscommunication as a tension point is realistic, in my opinion. But if a single conversation can resolve their issues… that’s way too weak for a legitimate separation. ••• So what’s yours?

Do you leave reviews if you DNF (did not finish) a book? ••• I’ve seen some reviews on Goodreads recently that open with “I DNF’d this book, but am giving it 2-3 stars anyway” and I immediately scroll past it. Because their review can’t give an accurate overview of the book without reading it all the way through. ••• (If a book is problematic in some way, the rules can be flexible for me.) ••• But overall if someone just “couldn’t get into the book” so they DNF’d—which I believe is their right! Life is too short to read books you don’t enjoy—but they thought they needed to leave a review for whatever reason…i personally have no interest in what they have to say about the book. ••• In order to give an accurate review of a book you NEED to read the book to completion. Some books (a lot really) don’t fully make sense until the very end. ••• What do you think? Do you agree or disagree? Why?

I’m not going to make a long post about this. (If you want more detail, check out the reel before this one) But long story, short, my ultimate goal in my books is to share Jesus with my readers. To show real characters facing real problems seeking Jesus to get them through. ••• Soli Deo Gloria