Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Thoughts on God”
I’m just going to take this week and tell you how grateful I am for your willingness to read my newsletters, pick up my books, send me beautiful letters, and generally help spread the good word about my stories.
Or maybe I should say our stories because I loooove the emails I get from readers who give me fantastic ideas for future stories.
Today’s the day! I’m so excited that my latest book, One Last Shot, is now available on Amazon Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.
(If you want to jump right to Amazon…here you go!
I know, I can hardly wait too…because The Team has arrived.
I hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving! Listen, I know it was quiet (if you lived in a state where you had to shelter in place). I agree. I cooked for 4 people instead of my usual, beloved 14, but on the bright side, because it was so quiet, I didn’t burn anything. Almost didn’t feel right…
So, did you hear about the devastating hurricane that hit IOWA this week?
You did not read that wrong. IOWA.
Hello, 2020.
This is a picture of the house across the street from my daughter’s home, in Ankeny, IA.
SCAAARY Stuff. (Pray for the people in Cedar Rapids,
We sit poised on the top of a cliff, a near drop off before us, gullying down to a rushing river. In the middle of the river, a bridge of snow and ice hints at our destination. My husband guns the snowmobile engine. “Ready?”
Ready? What? — for a face plant into a tree,
From Ingrid’s Journal
Proverbs 20:27 “The lamp of the LORD searches the spirit of a man, it searches out his inmost being.”
Living in the north plays games with a gal’s psyche. Darkness falls around 4pm, the wind howls, the world frigid outside, and I dream of summer as the snow piles against my door.
From Ingrid’s Journal
God’s way may be harder for you, but it will be easier on you. H. Hanson
As the “co-owner” of Evergreen Resort, I’ve shouldered much of the bookkeeping, entertaining and marketing to get the place running. Much like Susan May’s experiences of being a missionary wife,
If you’ve read my story, Evergreen, you know I lost a child sixteen years ago through miscarriage. Regardless of how many years pass, you never forget (Susan May Warren, the author of Evergreen used her own experiences with miscarriage (4 of them) as she penned my story.)
Here’s a glimpse into my journal as God comforted me.
Thursday Tune-Up: Thoughts on Simplifying and Savoring the Holidays (and Surviving the Chaos!)
Insights from Ingrid: The Reason for the Season
I used to be that mother who had a to-do list for every category of Christmas – decorations, wrapping paper (homemade, only!), Christmas cookies (30 different flavors!), parties,
It wasn’t so long ago that I was a young mother of four – then six amazing children. The chaos, the runny noses, the scuffed knees, the wrestling on my clean kitchen floor – all fond memories now.
I’ve always wanted to blog, to asked my author friend, Susie May, if I could take over her blog for the month of November,
