As I listened to Wendy Jo Cerna talk about her books, I kept getting the feel of supernatural time-slip stories unlike anything I've ever read before. I'll be honest. When she first started describing them, I wasn't certain they were the books for me. But... by the time we got done chatting about each one, I'd already added it to my TBR. Wendy has a unique perspective in her fiction, coming at ideas from a sideways perspective that intrigues me. Listen in to see why!

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How Rewarding Would It Be to Go Back to the Past?

Author of The Baby Catcher Gate, The Agreements, and Solbakken, Wendy Jo Cerna chatted with me about how she began writing. As a recent empty nester, she describes praying about it and the Lord asking her what she wanted to do. I don't know about you, but that kind of throws me. I always picture the Lord as having a plan for what HE wants me to do. I never consider that He might want me to acknowledge my desires. And this from the God of whom David wrote in Psalm 37:4, "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart."   Duh.

From a book about a baby-catcher gate in heaven to one about agreements people sign before being born on earth, to a woman in Minnesota who visits her family's farm... and then their lives... well... she's got quite a diverse and intriguing booklist.

Not only that, but Wendy Jo Cerna is also passionate about encouraging authors who feel like the Lord wants them to write a book. To that end, she has a podcast chronicling what she'd learned along the way.

Solbakken by Wendy Jo Cerna

A house. A mess. A mystery.

“Hey, Tor.” My cousin’s tone is serious. His words clipped.

“What’s going on? Everyone okay?” I ask.

“Yes, we’re fine but… well, I was just driving by your Uncle Einar’s place… I hate to tell you this, Tora, but somebody broke in. The sheriff is coming out in the morning. It’s quite a mess in there. Looks like every drawer and cupboard was emptied out.”

Uncle Einar’s home stands empty much of the year, and is the original family homestead my grandparents built in Solbakken, Minnesota, in the early 1900’s after immigrating from Norway.

Amongst the scattered papers and photographs, intriguing questions lay unanswered in the Anderson family lineage, hidden for decades. When a stash of ancient coins is found, and a gifted stranger moves in next door, windows are opened to incredible possibilities that transcend imagination and transport Tora throughout her family generations.

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