I've always said that living my books is hard and writing them is easy, but selling them is the hardest part of all. Truth is, without a team of people committed to spreading the word, most books gather dust on warehouse shelves. I firmly believe Can I Borrow a Cup of...
Can I Borrow a Cup of Hope
Kind Words from Jennifer Rothschild
How we met... I met Jennifer and her husband, Dr. Phil, at the Proverbs 31 She Speaks Conference in 2009. She was superstar, yet so approachable. I won a door prize at her session and signed up for womensminstry.net, which they founded to equip women in ministry to...
St. Peter’s Day is June 29
It’s always a good day to be in Italy, but June 29 is special. This is the celebration of St. Peter's Day, a significant religious occasion in Rome and around the world celebrated with regattas, parades, and fireworks. Fishing communities have a feast with dancing,...
Cutest Book Cover Ever!
A cup of sugar? Sure. A ladder or tool? All the time. But chances are, a neighbor has never knocked on your door asking to borrow a cup of hope. Or have they? Sometimes we're too busy to notice the need right next door, but it's there. My new book was written for you...
What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
Not knowing what to do is nothing new, and neither is this strategy for figuring out how to handle a crisis. Read 2 Chronicles 20 for the back story, then apply it to the situation that is plaguing you today.DEFINE THE PROBLEM Jehoshaphat us under attack. He is...
More than you can handle
They say, "God won't give you more than you can handle." They are wrong. The illness may be terminal, the divorce may be final, the loss may be permanent. Paul was beheaded, Peter was crucified—indeed, “more than they can handle.” The Bible teaches that God won’t...
Manuscript Development Team
I need your help. I am forming a Manuscript Development Team for my new book, tentatively titled Hope Fully, which will be published by Kregel Publications. "Hope Fully" shows how pain and suffering are transformed into hope and purpose through a study of 1...
How to Hope Fully When “Hopefully” Fails
For just a few seconds, I almost forgot. I almost forgot the pandemic that infected us with disease and death, fear and worry. I almost forgot the grieving families, courageous caregivers, exhausted essential workers, anxious unemployed, and the lonely neighbor I...
Do It Scared
I've knocked on hundreds of my neighbors' doors to invite total strangers into my home for an Open House followed by a women's Bible study. And I've been scared every single time. It does get easier, but it's never easy. Sure, I'm an extrovert, but I fear rejection...
Hope Less
In uncertain seasons of personal crisis, cultural chaos, or global catastrophe, we wonder if life will ever be the same. Have you ever gazed into your foggy “new normal” and felt hopeless, lost, dazed, or despairing? Or maybe it's just me? Here's a surprising way to...










