Wind
My novel, Wind, is finally released in paperback. Ebook will come next month. Wind is a historical epic fantasy story of pursuing the person you were created to become. It carries the same core theme as all my writing but in narrative form: connecting with God and living well in the face of eternity. Wind combines imaginative storytelling, memorable characters, and deeply rooted spiritual themes. Set in a kingdom balanced between imperfect guardians and scary creatures that haunt the darkness, the story follows Sabien of Oakridge, a young man pursuing two seemingly impossible dreams: building his own farm and becoming…
A New Perspective
I seem to have gained a new perspective since Kim passed and I’ve spent a month in Belize: I’m less concerned about where in the world I am. I used to think, Now I’m in this place. Then I’ll be there. And the different places were a big deal. But I’ve come to think, She’s in heaven, and I’m still here on earth. And it doesn’t matter to me much anymore where on earth I am. I’m still on earth. So whether I’m in the USA or in Belize, I’m still here on earth. The differences of the two countries…
A Covenant with God
I visited the place along the California coast where more than four decades ago Kim and I made our first serious marital commitment to each other. I walked the harbor, the pier, and the beach, remembering her. In our years together, she tended to be the gas pedal and the mover and shaker; I tended to be the seat belt and manager of everything. No wonder I didn’t become more of what she instilled in me. I later realized something else: Because I lost her, I’ve become more broken, more stripped down, and more focused than I’ve ever been in…
The Dead Teach the Living
I sometimes pray at the local cemetery. People may think that’s weird or morbid. I understand that, and I don’t expect you to do it. But it focuses me. As in, “What will I do with my life between where I now stand and wherever I’ll one day be buried?” Some stones are just there, as some people are. Some stones are amusing, as some people are. Some stones are heartbreaking, as so many are for children, teens, and young adults. And some stones are inspiring. One gravestone profoundly impacted me. I wept at the vast power of what it…
Staying out of the Heavenly Doghouse
One day after having wanted to die and go be with Kim, a thought filled my mind: Do you really want to go to Heaven and spend eternity without having fulfilled your life’s calling? Don’t you want to take that with you to Heaven? Later I thought that if God answered my prayer to die, I would also have to face Kim in Heaven. Oh no. I imagined her meeting me at Heaven’s gate, and instead of greeting me, she might say, “Pete! What are you doing here? Get back there and fulfill God’s calling on your life!” I would…
