faith, family, Fiction, life, Shame

Not a Complete Picture

I wrote a novel about a teen girl that gets hooked on meth as she loses the battle of her self-worth. It was a tough book to write, but in fiction it is easy to dress up messy situations. Even more so in the marketing of them. Pretty images like this wrap up a very… Continue reading Not a Complete Picture

authors, Books

A Teacher’s Prayer by Tammy Mentzer Brown

I had the immense privilege of reading A Teacher's Prayer by Tammy Mentzer Brown this weekend. I am a slow reader - especially with kids and pets and writing and this past week a hefty summer cold overtook us. But I found myself stealing the moments I could to read her incredibly powerful and touching memoir.