Several months back, a writer-friend of mine with whom I’d exchanged a few neat e-mails collaborated with me to bring you this interview today. We put our heads together and planned it out for you, countless days ago. I knew she was a remarkably talented writer, I knew that her heart for serving God’s people through that gift was clear and pure, and I knew that I couldn’t wait to read her book. What I didn’t know was...

  I’m happy to welcome Author Tricia Goyer to Simple Revelations. She’s giving us a glimpse today into one of the true love stories from the Titanic from her original post (found here).     Even in horrific events such as the Titanic disaster amazing stories emerge. Stories of heroics, stories of survival, and even stories of love. There were over a dozen newly married couples on board the grand ship, and many more...

  We hear that word (“caught”) and we think… or    or Caught.   A few weeks ago, I was listening to a song with this line:   “A thousand times I’ve failedStill your mercy remainsAnd should I stumble againStill I’m caught in your grace”   that word caught me. It turned in my mind until the beautiful opposites of two of the word’s connotations stood against each other:   (1) all of the...

It’s my joy to welcome author Olivia Newport back today to share a story from her own family history that has inspired an entire soon-to-be-released novel! Love in the Generations The beaming woman in this picture is my sister. And what’s not to beam about? She is holding Eloise, her first grandchild, and Elsa, the second grandchild of our eldest brother. These two beauties were born about three weeks apart last summer. The mothers...

  I’m happy to welcome Tricia Goyer to Simple Revelations. She’s giving us four glimpses today into true love stories from the Titanic… and I’m so glad she included links to some of her sources, because I couldn’t help digging a little deeper into their lives! Take, for example, this excerpt of a letter from John Snyder (whose tale is below) to his father: “I can only tell you that I have a mighty fine wife...