From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Other Worlds Hi, Reader Hey friend! When I was a girl, we went to the public library EVERY SATURDAY. I would come home with a stackful of books, three or four LP records, and a huge smile on my face. My absolute favorite record to check out was Sesame Street: I Want a Monster to Be My Friend. What a sweet memory. (Thinking of those songs engages my time-travel sensations bringing back the feelings of being a 6 year old on my stomach in front of…

From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Other Worlds Hi, Reader Just a quick note this week– Please take a moment to meditate on Psalm 91 here. I personally cannot get enough of this song. Funny anecdote: My mom told me a funny incident she heard about a woman who was visiting New York and got mugged. As she was being held up, she was trying to remember the words for Psalm 91, but all she could remember and say was “FEATHERS! FEATHERS!” As the story goes, the muggers must have…

From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Other Worlds BLESSED BY MUSIC I wanted to share a resource I’ve pulled together. Life is hard–a common theme in my books. And drawing close to Christ in our difficulty can happen by listening to music. In a startling shift of events in Trunk of Scrolls: Paths of Faith and Fire, on her way to what could be her death, Byziana asks Marcellus… “Tell me the truth, don’t you think this journey would have been less . . . less morose”—she glanced at…