by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction
Jan Fallon is a recent graduate of the first Jerry Jenkins Inner Circle Mastermind Group, a 6-month, 10-member class, and the most comprehensive hands-on training Jerry Jenkins, a 21-time New York Times bestselling author, has ever offered! “Being...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction
I look in the mirror and still see the face of a gawking 10 year-old who could challenge the children’s book heroine, Pippi Longstocking, as the homeliest girl in grade school. I even dressed like her for our class Halloween party that year, complete with oversized...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction
There’s more to you than meets the eye. If I were to interview you today, we’d start out with basic questions and basic answers. Questions I’m comfortable asking and answers you’re comfortable giving. But it couldn’t stay that way, not for very long. As an author, I...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction
“What do you want?” The thought stuck in my mind and it wouldn’t go away. There I was, packing my bag for a quick trip to visit my cousins, Janet and Judy, who lived in Arizona. A short hour flight from Denver and I’d be there. A girly getaway with shared McCann...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction, Published
When couples get married they are sometimes described as newlyweds wearing rose-colored glasses. They only expect the “better” part of being in a marriage relationship, leaving the “worse” part to others. The rosiness blurs the lines between what might bring conflict,...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction
Ruth, the Moabitess, was Mahlon’s widow, Naomi’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Boaz, mother of Obed, grandmother of Jesse, and great-grandmother of David. Ruth was described in scripture in these many roles, each one a step of deep calling and clear purpose. The Book...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction
There is a thread of alarm running through the Easter story. You can read it in the first verse of John Chapter 20. Mary stood outside the tomb, before the sun had lifted its head to turn the horizon red, and saw that the stone—a stone too heavy for anyone to move—had...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction, Published
When I was first married, I strived for sterility. I wanted a clean house with washed laundry—and as much ordered chaos as possible in a family busy with three boys. This sterility seeped into my sexual relationship with my husband. My motto was, “We can make love—if...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction
You might think this a simple, quick task. Buy, read, review—done! However, many readers stop after they’ve read, leaving the author waiting for their coveted book review for this one fact: reviews can be hard to write—and most readers aren’t writers. Here are a few...
by Chuck Fallon | Non-fiction
Celebrations can be a challenging time for distressed couples. All of the festivities during holidays or hubbub of family gatherings can make everything seem more intense. When things go well—life can feel magical. When things go poorly—life can feel miserable. The...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction
I am very happy you’ve joined me to read this post. But, I’m not always content, especially during the Christmas season. This is why I love God’s Words of Wisdom in Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes 8:1 (TLB) How wonderful to be wise, to understand things, to be...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction
“You look beautiful when you cry,” my mother said looking into my glistening brown eyes. I was no stranger to tears. I had experiences as a young girl that made crying come easy. Whenever I was hurt, afraid, even embarrassed, my face would contort against my will,...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction
Every time I see a crumpled or folded up piece of tissue I think of Mom. She tucked them into at least one pocket of every article of clothing she wore and in the cushions of the furniture she sat in. They irritated me! Wet and shredded in the washing machine,...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction, Published
Chuck and I met on November 19, 1983 in Dearborn, Michigan—a suburb due west of Detroit. It was a blind date arranged by mutual friends and I was blind with excitement. Especially after meeting him. When he came to the door, dark curly hair met by a beard trimmed into...
by Jan Fallon | Non-fiction
“It’s NOT about aliens!” This is my adamant response to the film, Signs by M. Night Shyamalan. In fact, in each of Shyamalan’s films, Signs, The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, The Village, I have learned to pay attention to the underlying meanings, the personal, intimate...
