Tears in a Bottle  is filled with short, easy to read articles that address every day life from the perspective of my personal walk with God. Some articles in  Tears in a Bottle  were previously published  by Regular Baptist Press, either in their Sunday School adult papers or their magazine,  The Baptist Bulletin . Today's feature article, About Angels , was originally titled Angels in their Midst and was a follow-up article to Letting Go, yesterday's feature article. About Angels tells how God's angels protected my son and his platoon during the heavy fighting in the Battle of Fallujah. Angels are real. This is not a feel-good fantasy. Click here for your copy, either Kindle or paperback, today. ~Tricia

Tears in a Bottle  is filled with short, easy to read articles that address every day life from the perspective of my personal walk with God. Some articles in  Tears in a Bottle  were previously published  by Regular Baptist Press, either in their Sunday School adult papers or their magazine,  The Baptist Bulletin . About Letting Go , the second article in Tears in a Bottle , is the very personal story of when one of our sons decided to join the Marine Corps Infantry after 9/11. Just 17-years-old, he saw Ground Zero and felt the Holy Spirit was telling him to do his part to fight terrorism. My struggle with his decision is laid bare in this transparent article. After publication through Regular Baptist Press, this article went on to become a go-to resource for Military Chaplains. A hard article to write, but an even harder reality to live, find out how God protected my boy while keeping my heart together at the same time. Get your copy of Tears in a Bottl...

My book,  Tears in a Bottle , is filled with short, easy to read articles that address everyday life from the perspective of my personal walk with God. Some articles in Tears in a Bottle were previously published  by Regular Baptist Press, either in their Sunday School adult papers or their magazine, The Baptist Bulletin . Article one, About Tears , explores what God has to say about tears in His Word. Our tears are so important to God that He puts them in a bottle and writes them in His book. Imagine! Learn more about what God has to say about your tears by clicking here . This article has been the most-searched of all my articles on e-zine and highly requested since it's original publication in The Baptist Bulletin . ~Tricia

For the past 10 days, I've posted the 10 rules for preventing child abuse in this blog, one rule per day. Today, I'm summarizing and listing all the rules so they are all in one place for you to see. There are a lot of books on helping children and adults overcome the effects of abuse, but I don't see a lot of books focused on how to prevent abuse in the first place. Prevention is better than recovery. These 10 rules go far in preventing child abuse. While they are not a guarantee, implementing them can make a difference in any child's life because they empower children against abuse. Click here for your copy of Preventing Abused Children. Rule # 1 - Not every grown up is your boss. Rule # 2 - Mom is the boss of everybody. Rule # 3 - It does not take a village, it takes committed parent(s). Rule # 4 - Women, stop submitting to men who are not your husband. Rule # 5 - Keep no secrets. Rule # 6 - Give your kids rules for abductors. Rule # 7 - Trust your intu...

Preventing Abused Children  is my newest e-book and it consists of 10 rules that can help prevent children from being victims of abuse. Rule #10 - Apologize to no one. Women often apologize as a default, as though our very presence requires an apology. This has to stop. If we are the boss of everybody, there is nothing to apologize for. It's so important to  not apologize about how you’re raising your kids. Let them see you be decisive, sure-footed and determined to do what’s best for them no matter what. Click here to read more. ~Tricia

Preventing Abused Children  is my newest e-book and it consists of 10 rules that can help prevent children from being victims of abuse. Rule #9 - You are the boss of your own body. Abusers often try to entice children by garnering sympathy for themselves, saying they need a hug or some other affection. Children are generally very compliant with this because they are generous. But, you can teach your child that they don't owe an adult a hug or any other affection that makes them feel funny. Tell them adults can hug trees if they really need a hug. Click here to read more. ~Tricia

Preventing Abused Children  is my newest e-book and it consists of 10 rules that can help prevent children from being victims of abuse. Rule #8 - No means no. This seems so obvious to me, but I've learned that people think no means maybe, or no means talk me into it or no means I want to say no 5 times. In our house, no means no and that's the end of it. No means no. No is a complete sentence. Click here to read more. ~Tricia