The Creek Bank of Life
Last Sunday, I took my middle daughter, almost four, to the creek near our house to look for arrowheads and fossils. We always make our girls wear water shoes in the creek, so they don’t cut their feet on the
Road Trippin’ with Tyndale and Tessa Afshar: Stop #4
Welcome to Tyndale Fiction’s Road Trip Scavenger Hunt! We’re so happy you are here. To participate, collect the key words through all 13 stops in order, so you can enter to win our grand prize giveaway! Some details: The adventure begins
Remaining on the Vine
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." ~John 15:5 Since my husband’s diet consists mostly of plants, I decided
The Divide Wins Award!
This week, I found out that The Divide, sequel to The Alliance, won the 2018 multi-reader nominated, multi-reader judged INSPY Award for Speculative Fiction! The judges explained why they chose it: The Divide by Jolina Petersheim is a post-apocalyptic wonder that concludes
Dancing in the Mine Fields
I sat on the porch step with the phone to my ear and stared out at the yard. I didn’t say anything for a moment, because I wasn’t sure how to respond. For weeks, we’d hoped that stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) could
The Alliance $1.99 E-Book Sale!
Hey, friends! Hope you're having a good week! I'm just popping in to let you know that my award-winning novel, The Alliance, prequel to The Divide, is now only $1.99 across ALL e-book platforms! To celebrate, I am offering an organic tea
Turn Around & They’re Grown
Seven years ago, my husband and I went out to Wisconsin for a wedding. During the rehearsal dinner, we sat across from one of his relatives, who had three children under five. The man’s eyes were bloodshot, and two of
The Alliance Series Has BIG News!
Last Monday, after ineffectually dodging my newborn's projectile spit-up and tucking my older daughters into bed, who were frustrated because "what was taking me so long," I sat down on the couch with my Mother's Milk tea and a pile
The Divide Launch Party & Giveaway!
Well, we're here, friends! Less than three days until my fourth novel, The Divide, officially hits shelves! This novel--this entire series, actually--has stretched me creatively, emotionally, spiritually, and physically, and yet my main character, Leora Ebersole, experiences that same level
Parenting Ain’t For Sissies
I watched the oven clock while washing dishes; my pregnant belly so big that I had to lean forward to reach the sink. It’d been an entire hour since my two-year-old made it clear that she preferred sitting on the Time