Windows and What You Might Find There

On the Fourth of July, I was with the only Bible Bowl team from Texas in Cincinnati at the National Bible Bowl Tournament. We had an amazing view of at least 17 counted different fire works displays in and around the area.

But the best display happened on July 3rd, right outside our hotel! We sat watching and singing patriotic songs.

People are Characters with Skin On: A Redhead's Story

Thursday is the day I set aside for goofy characters. This brilliant group of young people was FULL of those!

To say that the National Bible Bowl trip to Cincinnati was fun would be a gross understatement.


Cincinnati Christian University sponsored a nacho party the first night in town. There's just nothing like watching teenagers play in bounce houses and race through an inflatable obstacle course.

Characters - Every Last One of Them!

This group I traveled with last week is full of extraordinary people. And isn't that what makes a good novel? The characters?

When I first started writing my novel, I thought I would focus on placing just regular everyday people in difficult positions and seeing how they would work their way out of it. As I progressed, though, I realized that there are no such things as regular everyday people!