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The Irish Rose: Stubbornness, Shamrocks, and Blooms in the Making
They say the Irish are stubborn—hard-headed, strong-willed, maybe even a touch feisty.
Denise-Marie Martin
Mar 173 min read
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Reflections on Advent and Christmas
The mystery of the Incarnation is that God chose to become one of us, in the humility of human flesh.
Denise-Marie Martin
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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Birthing a Novel
Denise-Marie Martin's newest novel, The Better Part of Worse: A Novel of Hope
Denise-Marie Martin
Nov 1, 20244 min read
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Boules of Bread and New Cars
"The art of bread making can become a consuming hobby, and no matter how often and how many kinds of bread one has made, there always...
Denise-Marie Martin
Dec 31, 20233 min read
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
“As we prepare to celebrate Christmas, we are asked to choose which gift we really want. Will we welcome the gift of God's Son as the...
Denise-Marie Martin
Dec 15, 20232 min read
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Truth Through Fiction
“Truth has a way of working itself into any story, whether the writer means it to or not.” - Author Erin Bartels, The Girl Who Could...
Denise-Marie Martin
Oct 24, 20233 min read
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A Hollow In The Heart
“And should I not be concerned over the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who...
Denise-Marie Martin
Feb 8, 20232 min read
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Books for Prisoners
“He has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to...
Denise-Marie Martin
Dec 15, 20222 min read
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The Party In Heaven
“ ... there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance." ~...
Denise-Marie Martin
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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Why Write, Anyway?
“Joy isn’t what happens when life is going perfectly; it’s what happens when you’re loved perfectly, even when life is a mess." ~ Chris...
Denise-Marie Martin
Oct 5, 20222 min read
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The Painful Path to Growth
“Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.”
~St. St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Denise-Marie Martin
Aug 25, 20222 min read
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The Pull of Beauty
“Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.” ~St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) A couple of days...
Denise-Marie Martin
Jul 19, 20222 min read
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Gritty Christian Fiction and Merciful Love
The novel Tangled Violets, exemplifies “gritty” Christian fiction—a study of the mystery of the divine love for broken humanity.
Denise-Marie Martin
Jul 12, 20224 min read
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