I lived in the Middle Kingdom nine years ago. Zhongguo (中国), the actual Chinese name for China, literally translates to "Middle Kingdom." The country has deep historical roots and a traditional view of itself as the center of the world. I think the term "Middle Kingdom" sounds grand, ancient, and slightly mysterious...the perfect name for this beautiful country. I went back recently with my husband Bill. Here are a few excerpts from my time there then and now. It was fun watching Bill's...

Before the foundations of the Earth, before God breathed life into Adam, He knew who your mother would be.

Have you ever felt God prompting you to do something? I have. A few heartbeats ago , while sitting under a mosquito net in China, I felt God leading me to write ~ so I did ~ non-stop ~ from morning to night. Two years later I put all the scribbly notes onto my iPad at a guest house in Haifa, Israel. It took several years for God to prepare my heart to write the story. It is a story of a lonely, abandoned little girl and God's amazing compassion, grace, mercy, and love. So, once upon a time,...