My Latest Project: a Grace-Filled Book About Marriage
The foundation of a marriage forms long before two people stand at the front of a church and say, “I do.”
The foundation of a marriage forms in a little boy’s heart, when his alcoholic father tells him, “You’ll never amount to anything.” The foundation of a marriage forms in the soul of a little girl, when three neighbor boys sexually abuse her in the dark corner of a barn.
And, so often, the foundations upon which marriages are built are not strong enough to weather the storms that come after “I do”: tragedies, depression, and infidelity send shivers through the already cracked foundation, and too often the structure collapses.
But it doesn’t have to.
This is the true story of a marriage, told in alternating perspectives from the man and woman who lived it, felt it, and fought to keep it together. Read more 
My Cyber Book Tour Begins Today!
All week I’m taking this show on the road. Some of my favorite bloggers have agreed to help me promote my new book, My Amish Roots, by either hosting a guest post, a question and answer session, or reviewing the book. Here are today’s links:
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460 Rejections and a Muddy Hill
My hand is in the very bottom left corner. These are the guys that helped me up the hill. (Picture via Shar Halvorsen).
You can’t let what you are able to see put limits on what you believe is possible.
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Somewhere around mile four of the Tough Mudder was an innocent looking obstacle: a muddy hill. That’s it, just a steep slope, maybe twenty feet long, coated in mud. A few of the guys on our team struggled to the top and stood there, waiting for the rest of us. Then my turn came. I made a dash through the mud and started up the incline.
About halfway up, my feet started slipping out from under me. I stopped, dug in my heels and tried to grab on to something. Anything. But slowly, inevitably, I started sliding backwards. All the way back down. Read more
What’s in a Name?
What’s in a name?
Today it’s time for a little game: can you guess the literary characters my children are named after? Free copies of my new book, “My Amish Roots” are up for grabs. Read more
Six Questions With Author Janet Oberholtzer
I feel privileged to know Janet and am thrilled that her story, Because I Can, is finally available in print. Join me in welcoming her to the blog, and if you have any questions for Janet feel free to ask in the comments section below. Read more
