Is it really the end of January? How could the month be passed already? I hope you’ve had a great time of it. Have you made some resolutions? I have two recommendations. They were a great part of my 2025 and will be again for my 2026 plans:
1) Read the Bible every day (I use the M’Cheyne Bible reading program integrated with Logos software and the ESV audioBible)
2) Read Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening devotional every day (I have this integrated with PrayerMate app)
The main thing is to daily realign yourself with the Truth.
May it be a great 2026 for you!!
Open for applications: That Beautiful Shore (Monica’s Story) beta reading
Beta read for Book Three of the RETURN TO ME Trilogy–will be LIVE on February 20* and 👀looking👀 for a few thoughtful, helpful readers.
Available Feb 20 to March 20.
If you are interested in participating in the beta read,
please apply at the link below. Limited number of readers accepted.
On the StoryOrigin beta-read hosting site–you read a chapter, comment, and then get the next chapter. It keeps you organized and helps move you through the story in a way that enables me to make the book perfect for you.
Monica is the wife of Reuben Morales, the main character in The Last Noel.
Click above to find out more about the book–
COMA | SPECULATIVE | CHRISTIAN | CONTEMPORARY | MYSTICAL
*(Feb 20 start date is pending the completion of the Me, Myself, and IT beta read)
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I pray this week is a beautiful one for you, filled with the special mercies of God.
yours, Darlene
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ERASED by Diane Scotland: What if your memories weren’t your own? When Anna rescues her sister Claire from a secretive program, she discovers that memory itself can be rewritten, identities erased, and families weaponized in the name of progress.
Hole in the Sky by Dan Daetz Where do you find freedom when you can’t escape the hole? Alana is horrified to learn that the executioner who dispatches human sacrifices into the nearby black hole is her father. A coming-of-age sci-fi novella
When We Were Human by Kate L. Mary An award-winning young adult adventure. We won the war, but there are no humans left. Only monsters who will do anything to survive. Some look human and some don’t, but they are all the same.
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From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Sci-fi Fantasy Stories Sound of the Sirens Yesterday our family went on an Odyssey cruise. As you most likely know, I live in Izmir Turkey, and we live about 30 minutes away from the islands that gave both Odysseus and St. Paul all sorts of trouble. We cruised on a large tour boat, sailing around from sea cove to sea cove, where we dove in and swam in the Aegean sea. Sigh. So refreshing here mid-summer! One of our stops were the Siren Rocks….
From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Sci-fi Fantasy Stories When to Quit. Vera Morales (from the Return to Me book 2) reminds me that it’s easy to give up. Even when we have a great vision for what we want for our lives, sometimes we reach the tipping point where throwing in the towel seems so much more preferable. But in Vera’s Story, though she’s an optimist, life situations just gets to be too much for her. Some countries encourage suicide in hopeless situations. There’s a case…
From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Sci-fi Fantasy Stories Hey there Reader– I use and heartily recommend the M’Cheyne Bible reading plan. This morning I read a life-changing passage in Mark 7:23-30. Phoenicians, Dogs, & the Character of God The story takes place in Tyre. Jesus is brought into a house secretly to give him a bit of a pause amidst all the crowds. But the word is spread, and a young mother discovers that he has come. She rushes in and falls at his feet. The woman…
