by Marlena Fiol | Aug 6, 2021
What are you willing to do to ensure justice for all? How far would you go to do the right thing? Today, Ed and I are excited to introduce you to the next character in our upcoming historical novel CALLED: Anastasia Brighton. The child of a British father and Argentinian mother, born…
by Marlena Fiol | Jul 22, 2021
What does it mean to be CALLED? As I discussed in this week’s YouTube episode, we all have different notions of what it means to find our calling. Today, Ed and I are excited to introduce you to the main character in our upcoming historical novel CALLED: Dr. John R. Schmidt. John grew…
by Marlena Fiol | Jun 25, 2021
My Dad and I (1970) In honor of Forgiveness Day, which is observed on June 26 this year, my YouTube show this week is about my journey of forgiveness with my father and his Mennonite clan. My father and I hurt one another….
by Marlena Fiol | Jan 6, 2021
“Wait until 2021.” It seemed like such a monumental concept when it first started to become clear that the pandemic would carry on into 2021, pending the creation, manufacture, and delivery of a vaccine. So, we waited. And waited. And then waited a bit…
by Marlena Fiol | Dec 3, 2020
I Lost Two Friends this Week Lorna Boschmann with her Family Gloria Stephens and I The blogs this week have been about death and dying. On Monday, Dr….
by Marlena Fiol | Nov 22, 2020
Therapy is supposed to help, right? Meditation is supposed to help, right? Being on a spiritual path is supposed to help, right? Then why am I still so afraid of being judged? It’s scary to write a…