Rae's Writing Cafe

Originally this post was supposed to be a simple Facebook posting; just a thought that came to me after my quiet time with God. But then it morphed into a full length, too-long-to-write-on-Facebook type article. I'm not sure how many single women follow my pages or read my books. However, I felt the Lord put these words on my heart to share with them.  Dating Yes, that's the topic I want to talk about today.  Dating is one of those life curves that is loved or loathed. My opinion on the matter is I believe it's all in how well your life is rooted and grounded in the Lord. It's not something to stress over as long as your faith is rooted deep in the Word of God. Over the years countless single women have approached me with the same question, "How did you know that Chris was THE ONE?" My reply was a simple one, saying something to the effect of, "It's an overwhelming sense of peace and calm. I just knew." Now I realize how vague that reply

So let's do it . . . let's talk Valentine's Day. My husband and I are not big fans of Valentine's Day. Why? Well, we feel every day should be a day to love your spouse , to do kind things for them, and so on. We practice this as a couple...actually, maybe 'practice' isn't the right word--it's now something we just do for each other. I'll never forget walking into church that one Sunday morning after getting back from our honeymoon. Several couples made their way to us saying something to the effect of, "Welcome back! Now that the honeymoon is over, real life begins ," and "This honeymoon won't last ." I remember walking away and glancing at my new husband. He returned my same awkward smile and furrowed brow expression. Later, in the privacy of our car ride home, we shared what we thought of those comments. And what we shared that day became our standard for the future of our marriage . Negative comments and words of utt

This post just couldn't wait. In fact, I could hardly contain myself to even fathom waiting until today to post it. This past weekend my husband and I had a long overdue date night. I'd been wanting to see this movie but hadn't had the chance yet, so when my in-laws offered to watch the kids . . . well, you know . . . We are frequent movie-goers, and we've seen good movies, great movies, and movies that have disappointed. Other than classic, vintage musicals (i.e. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers) we're not big fans of modern musicals. And we are not fans of "R" ratings, perversions, burlesque, erotica, and other movies of those sort. So when we find a "good" movie that's fun for the family to watch we are fans that follow through. And this is where I'll begin my review of... THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Up until I saw this movie I had not even heard any of the compositions from it (except for what was shown on the movie trailers)--and I

If you've followed my writing path in the last 5 years than you've probably noticed that I've "gone dark" these last few months.  Never fear. Sometimes the writing route takes a detour. Why? Because life happens. For the majority of the Christian Author population, many female authors are moms. Some are new moms, others are well-seasoned, and most are mothers to grown children.  Me? I'm somewhere in the middle. Just when I think I have a handle on this whole mom business, whoop! I've been thrown a curve ball!  By now, you'd think this mom-of-5 would have the routine down pat. I mean, how many other moms come to me for some one-on-one/woman-to-woman/mom-to-mom advice? I must have it all under control, right? Well, sort of.  Being mom is tough work. It's being on call, on duty, 24/7--no weekends, no holidays, no 2 hour delays. Throw in the fact that I've got to somehow get one novel and two novellas written in the next 10 months, and I

Writing a book is much more complicated than it seems. Perhaps that's why I receive so many queries ever year from aspiring authors who ask the question, "How do I get published?" "Where do I start?" and, "Where do I go from here?" I never tire from these inquiries because I was there once. I was the one asking all the questions and wrapping my mind around the intricacies of the novel writing process. How is one to learn the answer without posing the question, right? --And it's good that you DO ask those questions. You never want to jump into the publishing pool without knowing what lurks beneath the surface--there are sharks. And those sharks will make or break your future writing career.  But I'm getting ahead of myself. That's another article for a future post. So, you want to know how to get your book idea published. Let me give you the same advice I give to every single aspiring writer who comes my way. Whether you have the nex