Hannah Linder resides in the beautiful mountains of central West Virginia. Represented by Books & Such, she writes Regency romantic suspense novels filled with passion, secrets, and danger. She is a four-time Selah Award winner, a 2023 Carol Award semi-finalist, and a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). When Hannah is not writing, she enjoys playing her […]
As a child finding love and comfort seemed to be a search for me. In my family there were love messages among the chaos. Yelling was an acceptable practice in my family. The volume always seemed to be turned up. One time the bakery made my Italian grandmother’s birthday cake wrong and all one had […]
I was on my way home from speaking at a conference and I boarded my Delta flight. When I found my seat there was a man already there. Awkward. It took me back to when I was a little kid and flying with my dad. A lady was in my window seat and my dad […]
It’s that time of year again where we look back at the previous year and take an inventory as we look ahead and decide what changes we want to make. It’s that time where we make our resolutions for the coming year. I will not do it! 5 New Year’s Resolutions I WILL NOT be […]
I took a recent trip to Texas to visit my son and his family. On one of the days, I got the privilege of picking up the kids from their schools and also bringing lunch to my six-year-old grandson. Grandma went to Chick-fil-A and got lunch and brought it to the school lunchroom—where we had […]
I’ve been really working on getting rid of my ego. It really seems to get in the way of my life and living fully and abundantly. The ego always seems to say, Not enough or Not good or You did better than… Comparison is such a horrible way to live. Wouldn’t you agree? Or not […]
Someone reading this today is ready to throw in the towel, quit, walk away, be done. It can be a number of things. A dream, a relationship, a hope, a prayer. It can be as different as we are different. On my darkest days, there’s a phrase I say to myself… You haven’t heard from […]
Shelly Longenecker graduated into the arms of Jesus. We all have trials, and I don’t know what your struggle is today, but I know Who is stronger than any struggle, overcomes battles, crushes our enemies, defeats speculations, calms our soul, gives strength to the weary, and carries us to eternal victory. Sometimes things can change […]
We are soldiers for Jesus. We move along in route and don’t question what we believe. We just operate and push through never questioning our faith. We are soldiers. We move. We endure. We overcome. But then, the waves hit. Your loved one is diagnosed with cancer. Your spouse asks for a divorce. You hear […]
It’s no wonder there’s no Kids’ Day because it seems every day is kids’ day. If you’re a mom you’re probably nodding right now. We put a lot of stock in taking one day—one day—out of the year to honor our mothers. Can we really do that in just one day? As I reflect on […]
