On a mission to create and inspire peace, love, trust, and harmony among believers of Christ…
We all know that there are some very bad people out there doing very bad things and getting away with it because for the most part, no one wants to put their little corner of the world at risk by stepping up and calling it out. Sadly, it is this fear of disrupting our “flow”…
In honor of my birth month, I’m offering a sneak peek at several of our newer audiobooks in this week’s post! Lucky you! Check out these awesome titles on Audible and iTunes! (Links provided are for Audible) Stop by the HGBM Shop to pick up the paperback versions of these and other great HGBM stories!…
Last night we decided to venture out and visit a couple of new places. We were kind of bored and we had been talking about the fact that whenever we want donuts, all of the donut shops in our area are closed. Now, I’m a substantial gal, but contrary to what some might think, I…
My fiftieth birthday is looming. In about two and a half weeks, I’ll be half a century old. This has been weighing on me a bit. Usually, I don’t think twice about getting older. I feel like the lessons I’ve learned over the years have been well-received and that God has always blessed me with…
Roe versus Wade has finally been overturned and I’m sure that most Christians and pro-life advocates are overjoyed at the news. It is, in fact a huge win for pro-life advocates, but will it bring about the results that they had hoped for? The fact remains that until we have good solid teaching for our…
Today, Rebecca, God wants you to know that to love is to be vulnerable. Love is the opening of the heart, the welcoming of your beloved. Loving is not secure, authentic loving is risky. Security lies behind the walls of a closed heart. You either invite the union by opening in love, or you secure the…
Today I was applying for a job online and part of the process involved writing a 500-word essay about our happiest memory from childhood. Now, I’m entering my fiftieth year on this planet and trying to conjure up a childhood memory these days isn’t as easy as it once was. In any case, I was…
I recently received an email from one of the many podcasters/educators that I listen to as a resource for my publishing business. In the subject line, the title said something like, “How to make more (expletive) money!” My first thought was, “How tacky?” and my second thought was, “When did we get to a place…
Years ago, I wrote my first book, In the Wash: The Rona Shively Stories. At the time, I was married, and my daughter was about two years old. I was experiencing severe depression and I just didn’t know where my life was headed. The only positive things I had going for me were my daughter…
For the past eight years, I have been publishing books through my publishing company, Higher Ground Books & Media. When it all started, I hadn’t really intended to publish anyone else’s books. I was merely trying to find a way to keep my books out there for people to buy. My publisher had decided to…
Leading the Follower 