Once there was a girl who was given by a promise by her Creator. It was unlimited. Unexpected. Unwarranted. It caught her by surprise. She did not want any of that nor anything to do with it. But she had said YES. And with her big YES came further yesses. Every step was laden […]
THE GIRL FROM BERLIN St. Martin’s Press on-sale October 9 In the newest novel from internationally-bestselling author Ronald. H. Balson, Liam and Catherine come to the aid of an old friend and are drawn into a property dispute in Tuscany that unearths long-buried secrets An old friend calls Catherine Lockhart and Liam Taggart to […]
People often tell me that I am kind and understanding. I am not denying both but honestly I’m not perfect. One thing I want to share though is that there was something that actually helped me become more understanding and empathic. It’s reading. I have always loved reading out of leisure. However, six years […]
Learning a new language is not easy. At all. I don’t know what I was thinking three months ago when I decided it is a good idea to learn a dead language. Yes, I’m learning a dead language. Koine greek. My precise reason was ‘to learn to translate the New Testament of the Bible’, by […]
I’ve been locked up in my apartment for the past 4 days, studying and studying and studying. But amidst all my studying, I’ve been also thinking. Thinking about how evil and unfair the world is. You do good, you are kind, you help people, your motives are right and pure, but sometimes the world still […]
Let us know what you think of the cover for Unraveled (Perfected, #3) by Kate Jarvik Birch, which releases April 3, 2018! This cover reveal is brought to you by Entangled Teen. About Unraveled: Ella isn’t anyone’s pet anymore, but she’s certainly not free. After exposing the dark secrets about NuPet’s breeding program, forcing them to repeal the law that […]
Hi guys. If anyone is actually out there reading my blogs, hello to you! The beginning of this year has been challenging in so many ways already. In my quiet times with the Lord, I have come to realize one life defining revelation. For the sake of personal reasons, I will not share that revelation […]
If you asked me 4 years ago if I can imagine myself having a close relationship with my mom again, I would have sternly answered you a “NO, not really.” (long story behind this) But GOD is a GOD of miracles and restoration. He truly makes impossible things possible. Not even a year later, we […]
For my birthday this year, I went to Hunter Valley, here in Sydney Australia. They call it the ‘wine country’ of Australia. Even if they only supply about 3% of the wine market in AU (one of the wine tour guides said). It’s quite a small percentage, but the source is local and the number of vineyard […]
The following are my thoughts from a month ago… July 15, 2017. I’ve been so sick this week (physically) and lonely (emotionally) and am overcome by this utter sense of unfinished unsettling feeling… I couldn’t pinpoint what is it. Have you ever experienced this? It’s like being hit by an arrow but you don’t […]