“My peace, my companionship,” Olivia said softly, “come from my surety that the Lord loves me. Surety that because I’ve asked, believing He’s redeemed me, He’s also forgiven me and accepts me—now, as I am. He lives inside me, walks beside me, in the form of His Holy Spirit. He holds my heart, my life. He is my heart, my …
History Comes Alive
If you have the opportunity to visit Ellis Island and the Tenement Museum in Lower Manhattan this summer it is well worth your time. Walking through the station where so many of our ancestors knew they’d either be accepted to begin a new life or rejected and sent back across the ocean sent chills up my spine. Exploring those reproduced …
History Comes Alive at Ellis Island and Tenement Museum
If you have the opportunity to visit Ellis Island and/or the Tenement Museum in Lower Manhattan this summer or just take a Virtual Tour, you’ll discover those visits are well worth your time. Walking through Ellis Island where so many of our ancestors knew they’d either be accepted and find the opportunity to begin a new life or rejected and …
Owen’s Favorite Orange and Currant Scones
“The moment Owen stepped into the boarding school kitchen, Annie pulled him to the table and sat him down across from her. Carefully she set a pot of steaming tea and her plate of warm orange and currant scones, with pots of marmalade and Devonshire cream between them.”—Promise Me This Owen’s Favorite Orange and Currant Scones Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose …
Titanic Never Grows Old
Exploring museums rich in Titanic history in South Hampton, England and in Halifax, Nova Scotia has given me an even greater appreciation of the tragedy and its aftermath than when I first conceived of this story. Well over one hundred years have passed since Titanic’s sinking, and yet we are still learning stories of survivors and stories of those who …
Mothers–Our First Teachers
My mother, Bernice, is 93 years old, wheelchair bound and blind as the result of a stroke, is hearing impaired and lives in constant pain. Still, she is the most positive person I know—determined to remain cheerful, engage and ask others how they are doing, and practice gratitude for the smallest things. Her generous attitude, forged over decades, has been …
Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #11
Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS on 3/18 at noon MST with Stop #1 at LisaBergren.com Hunt through our loop …
Valentine Week Giveaway
February is here—the month we celebrate Black History Month, National Library Lover’s Month, Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday—the first of 40 days of Lent. In one month we celebrate the serious, the humorous, the romantic, the patriotic and the spiritual! To Celebrate READERS, five historical novelists have banded together to offer our latest releases to …
NIGHT BIRD CALLING RELEASE
To celebrate the January 5 release of Night Bird Calling I’m offering a month of weekly giveaways—books and gifts related to my story—as well as signed copies of Night Bird Calling! You can find these offerings through weekly videos of Book Gems on Facebook at CathyGohlkeBooks. Each week I will share new information–inspiration for the story, quirky characters, why I …
A Short Story Gift For You
To celebrate the launch of my new website I’m offering a gift, “Into the Starry Night”–a short story prequel to my new book Night Bird Calling–to all who subscribe to my newsletter updates. Into the Starry Night introduces a few of the characters from No Creek, North Carolina, the small Appalachian town featured in Night Bird Calling. Characters are a couple …