New Video: Grateful Praise

I made a video of over 24 of my photos organized to the hymn, For the Beauty of the Earth. This is not an ad for a book. Just a nature video. For those of you who love God's creation as I do. Enjoy! YouTube: https://youtu.be/f9GNkdyQcRw

The Solar Eclipse

Thinking about the solar eclipse today. My memory work is Psalm 40 this year, and verse 5 seems so appropriate.

"Many, O LORD, my God, are the wonders which you have done, and your thoughts toward us. There is none to compare with You."

And thinking about the darkness coming this afternoon, I remembered verses in Psalm 139 that I memorized years ago:

"If I say surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me, even the darkness will not be dark to You...for darkness is as light to You. For you created my inmost being...."

Verses like these mean so much. Keeps my mind sound and my heart and soul aware of the great love and compassion God has for us.

We are always in God's thoughts, and we're never out of His sight--or His reach.

First Review for A Tall Order!!

 

I'm so thrilled to share A Tall Order's first review from Stephanie's Ninth Suitcase.

https://stephaniesninthsuitcase.com/2024/04/06/a-tall-order-short-story-review/

Stephanie reviewed The Lindell High School Series books last year as well. Be sure and check out her other reviews on her blog and on Goodreads. 

A Tall Order is Now Live!

 

Now live on amazon!! 

Click here for the link. 

Very excited about these rankings as of today:

• #14 in Religious Fiction Short Stories
• #35 in Religious Short Stories
• #195 in U.S. Short Stories

Coming Soon!

Excited to announce my new short story will soon be available on amazon.com. The setting is Lindell in Southeast Texas, the same city as in my Lindell High School Series novels, and the restaurant is the same Skip's that appears in each of those novels. The main character, however, is different. Writing a short story is certainly different from writing a novel, and I learned a lot. Can't wait to see how A Tall Order resonates with those who read it.

Here's the description of my short story:

When Sarah Struthers sees the Norton Panthers basketball team, she wants to run—not walk—to the nearest exit.

Sarah never thought she'd have to serve her high school's greatest rival at her job as a part-time waitress. But when the Norton Panthers’ bus unloads in the parking lot at Skip's Restaurant, she's forced to take their orders. The last thing she wants is to wait on the team that crushed Lindell High's chances at winning district.

When Austin Neely and his friends discover Sarah goes to Lindell, their teasing increases her resentment and causes her to storm away from their booth. As Austin attempts to smooth things over, his interest in her grows, and Sarah starts to see him in a different light.

But rivalries run deep on both sides.

Will school loyalties dictate their choices, or will Sarah and Austin let the faith they have in common show them a better way? 

I'm also including a preview of the first novel in my Lindell High School Series, To Love Someone, in this eBook.

That's all my news for now.

May the Lord bless you and keep you,

Claire