Posts by Michele Chynoweth
Leap of Faith!
Have you ever felt frozen or paralyzed with fear? I used to feel that way a lot before I was saved by God’s grace and the gift of recovery 12  years ago.  But here I was, feeling a pinch of that old sensation last night as I tried to sleep…it was the night before my first…
Read MoreThe Bible on Recovery
As I celebrate 12 years in recovery from alcoholism, I am reflective on God’s messages to all of us in recovery through His Word (the Bible) and how I can apply them today, since I write Biblical based contemporary novels. I’ve often wondered why God put wine (and other alcoholic substances) on the earth when…
Read MoreTo have a friend…
You’ve probably heard of the saying, “to have a friend you’ve got to be a friend.” Like anything in life, you get out of it what you put into it. So it’s not always easy. Friendship takes time, effort, patience, tolerance, acceptance, forgiveness, love. Yet we all know that good, true friends – the kind…
Read MoreEyes on the Prize
Easter Joy…how quickly I can forget even a week later as hurts, Â frustrations and weariness cloud my thoughts and feelings. Little things – something someone said to hurt me, something I worked hard on not recognized, feeling overworked or overwhelmed – can feel like splinters or thorns, like one step forward, two steps back –…
Read MorePassion
Last night’s television production of “The Passion Live” on Fox was strange and wonderful, at times contagious and very moving, and caught much of America’s attention last night, including mine. It reminds me that Jesus’s story is very much alive today. Coupled with the fact that, count ’em, four faith-based movies are in theaters now,…
Read MoreAn Irish Blessing for You
Proud to be a wee bit Irish from my paternal grandmother, may God rest her soul! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Read MoreRainy days and Mondays…
Some Monday mornings are harder than others…sometimes we feel too tired or downhearted to face the day. After pulling my back and spending a weekend trying to rest (which is quite difficult for me, always with so much to do),  I woke up feeling this way, and the loss of an hour of sleep (daylight savings…
Read MoreFighting for our faith…
Have you seen the movie “Spotlight?” You know, the one that won the Oscar for Best Picture? I talked my husband into watching it with me over the weekend despite his misgivings. I’m an Oscar fanatic – I try to watch as many films up for awards before the big night as possible so I…
Read MoreA Second Chance…
Our God is a God of second chances. And because He is, so too must we be if we are to reflect his love. My husband and I are being put to the test on this, as my son is moving back home with us today. We had asked him to leave when he couldn’t follow…
Read MoreScary and Exciting!
I’ve been finding myself saying things are getting “scary and exciting” a lot lately…my book coming out, going to the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville this week to “pitch” my book into a movie and make good connections, moving toward getting my novels on the New York Times Bestseller List, etc. etc. I also…
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