When I think of the Apostle Paul, I picture a fearless man. Bold and unapologetic. No, trouble being brave. He was stoned, imprisoned, beaten, chased out of town, set on by mobs, hated by so many, and shipwrecked. Still, he kept on preaching. Such bravery! Me? I’m not so brave. I prefer to write because …
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Book Review | The Truth about Irene by Suzie Peace Pybus
Today, Dienece Darling shares her book review of Suzie Peace Pybus’s The Truth about Irene, a woman’s fiction with a touch of mystery. Book Description: Sixty and widowed, Irene flees her big house on a farm for a tiny flat in a Tasmanian tourist town, leaving behind everything but a few personal belongings and her …
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Somebody to Him
Have you ever felt off, but you didn’t know why? That happened to me last year. I was definitely in a slump. I didn’t want to read novels, and I’ve loved reading since I was a little girl. I didn’t want to talk to my family, and my phone bill says I average over an …
An Author’s Confession
I had a hard conversation with my youngest the other day about being honest. He’d done something at school and gotten in trouble. I already knew most of the story from the teacher, but I wanted him to tell me what happened. Oh, he didn’t want to. But then no one enjoys confessing our faults …
Where’s My Milk and Honey?
There is a strange sort of balance in the Christian life, and it’s not about how much honey should go in the milk. We are to cling to God’s promises, forever and always. But sometimes, we are not the patience, humble servants we should be. “Where’s my milk and honey?” we may very well demand. …
Book Review | Seeing Jess by Jenny Glazebrook
Dienece Darling here today, offering a book review of Aussie author Jenny Glazebrook’s contemporary YA romance Seeing Jess. Book Blurb Jess Cardelle likes to fix people. She’s used to being the helper, the dependable one. But losing her brother Toby in an accident was never part of the plan. Why didn’t God give her a chance …
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Book Review |Â When All the Birds Sing by Suzie Peace Pybus
Hi, Dienece Darling here reviewing When All the Birds Sing by Suzie Peace Pybus. Book Description Crayfish Cove, 1975 – a tranquil Tasmanian fishing town where doors are left unlocked and kids roam free.On a lonely road, a young girl meets a man with wild hair and a woodsmoke smell. He invites her to join …
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Encouragement From My Garden and the Prophet Isaiah
Have you ever looked at your life and thought, “No one would ever be inspired by me?” This post is for the not-quite-right roses and failed daylilies. Take encouragement from my garden and a prophet who felt as you do. In Australia, it’s wintertime. In some parts of the world, winter means no flowers, but …
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Book Review | The Love Script by Toni Shiloh
Dienece Darling offers a Book Review of Toni Shiloh’s contemporary romance The Love Script. Book Blurb A Hollywood hair stylist.Nevaeh Richards loves making those in the spotlight shine but prefers the anonymity of staying behind her stylist chair, where no one notices her. But when a photo of Nevaeh and Hollywood A-lister Lamont Booker goes …
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When is the Right Time?
Sometimes, God calls us to wait, and sometimes, we’re just procrastinating. Hi, it’s Dienece Darling here again. Have you ever grappled over the question, “Am I waiting on God or am I procrastinating?” I know I have, but perhaps two stories in the Bible can help us find an answer today. To know the right …