Hopefully we still share it with our children and our children’s children. We weren’t there when God parted the Red Sea for the children of Israel, but we all know that story. We have been given the passion and the skill to share the stories of those who have gone before. As Christian communicators, we have a responsibility to pass the legacy of faith on to others.

These stones were to be a reminder of God’s faithfulness.Ĭhristian singer/songwriter Tommy Walker penned these words, One of the most familiar is from Joshua 4 where the Lord instructs there to be 12 stones taken from the river bed and set up as a memorial. Perhaps that is why the Old Testament is filled with examples of memorials. Have we forgotten the sacrifices that have been made throughout the years? As time marches forward it is far too easy to lose track of what lies behind us. Since the beginning of time somewhere in our world a battle has raged, blood has flowed, and lives have been lost. But we know that as horrendous as that number sounds it is nowhere near correct. Since the Civil War more than one million lives have been lost on the battle fields, at home and abroad. She and her husband live in sunny Houston, Texas.Marks the 149th observance of Memorial Day, a day our nation sets aside to remember the men and women of the military who gave their lives for their country. She's an avid reader, loves to cook, and believes her grandchildren are the smartest kids in the universe. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country.ĭiAnn has been termed a coffee snob and roasts her own coffee beans.

She is codirector of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, where she continues her passion of helping other writers be successful. Firewall, the first book in her Houston: FBI series, was listed by Library Journal as one of the best Christian fiction books of 2014.ĭiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers and a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists won two Christy Awards and been finalists for the RITA, Daphne du Maurier, Inspirational Reader's Choice, and Carol Award contests. She combines unforgettable characters with unpredictable plots to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels. DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure.

Under a Desert Sky by DiAnn Mills