For the past two years now I’ve given a talk called “Grumble Merry Christmas.” In this talk, I admit that Rivadeneira Christmas Cards will not happen. “A Merry Christmas on ...
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Books
Books I’ve written:
Grumble Hallelujah: Learning to Love Your Life Even When It Lets You Down (Tyndale House, 2011)
Mama’s Got a Fake I.D.: How to Reveal the Real You Behind All That Mom (WaterBrook Press, 2009)
Books I’ve contributed to:
Tending the Soul: 90 Days of Spiritual Nourishment (Moody Press, 2011)
Events
2012
February 9 & 10: Christian Church of Clarendon Hills, IL
February 11: Trinity Moms Ministry, Deerfield, IL
February 21: Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, IL
April 4: Ginger Creek Community Church, Aurora, IL.
April 18: First United Methodist Church, Pontiac, IL
April 19-21: Calvin College Festival of Faith and Writing, Grand Rapids, MI
May 2: Parkview Christian Church, Orland Park, IL
May 18-20: Redbud Writers Retreat, Chicago
Media
Recent Articles:
Mindy Kaling, Imago Dei and the Fun-ness of God, ThinkChristian
Prefer the Given, Kyria
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, & the Christian Consumer, Christianity Today
Upending Einstein, ThinkChristian Blog
Halloween and the Werewolf Within, Her.meneutics
The Science of Shacking Up, Christianity Today
The Cure for the Dissatisfied Life, Relevant Magazine
Should Churches Try to Minimize Disruptions? Christianity Today
The Battle for Bert and Ernie, Her.meneutics (CT Women’s) Blog
Living Mercy, ThinkChristian Blog
Kids’ Diets: Why We Need Immovable Love Not ‘Let’s Move’, Her.meneutics (CT Women’s) Blog
Kim Kardashian and ‘Christ-Centered’ Weddings, ThinkChristian Blog
Recent Radio:
Midday Connection’s Millrose Club
Midday Connection with Anita Lustrea and Melinda Schmidt
Live on the Promise with Susie Larson
Heart & Soul For Women of Faith
Latest News
Book-signing Fun
Last week I hung out at Cornerstone Used Books in neighboring Villa Park, Illinois, to celebrate the store’s 9th birthday. I had so much fun chatting with one of the store’s owners, my former fellow Timothy Christian Schools board member Cathy McNeil Stein, talking to customers (and even my high school history teacher….), and meeting [...]
“Tending the Soul”—Now Available!
How fun it was to get to contribute a devotional to Midday Connection’s newest book, Tending the Soul: 90 Days of Spiritual Nourishment. Edited by Moody Radio’s Midday Connection hosts, Anita Lustrea and Melinda Schmidt, and their producer, Lori Neff, Tending the Soul is jam-packed with wonderful little nuggets from several Redbud Writers Guild members [...]
My Book’s Got a Cover!
Of course, we’re all told never to judge a book by its cover and yet, we do. Which is why as a writer of books, waiting to see your own cover can be stressful. But the fine designers at Tyndale House wow-ed me with their design for Grumble Hallelujah. I love it! Hope you do [...]
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