Andrea Boyd's Blog

In verse 20 of Ruth chapter 1, Naomi tells her friends to call her Mara. It means bitter and I totally get that request. I’ve grieved for family members and friends before, but nothing compares to the grief of losing a spouse. I have a friend at church who lost her husband a month after… Continue reading Call Me Mara. Ruth 1:18-22

At times I’ve wondered if God maybe took the wrong spouse. My husband was well loved by everyone who knew him, and I’m not. I have an INTJ personality type—the one usually depicted as the villain. Add in my C-PTSD, and things go from bad to worse. Of the two of us, I’d say the… Continue reading I Will Follow Him. Ruth 1:14-17

When I received training to do my husband’s dialysis at home, I was told I could nick the artery where the needles went in and I wouldn’t be able to stop the bleeding. It would mean a trip to the ER, and he could possibly die from it. Nothing like knowing you could cause your… Continue reading Who Decides When it’s Time to Go? Ruth 1:10-13

If you’re a Gen-Xer, you might remember the “Kong Foo” movies of the past with extremely bad English voice-overs—like the actor’s mouths were still moving waaay after the words were said. I don’t know why, but while everyone else of that era watched Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons, I watched Asian men… Continue reading My K-drama Obsession

I didn’t expect to lose friendships when I lost my husband, but I did. Some just weren’t close enough to go through a hardship with me and some were close enough but had no desire to grieve with me. It made me lonelier and more bitter than I already was from losing my husband. Somewhere… Continue reading Blessed Friendships- Ruth 1:6-9

The Long Goodbye—Ruth 1:1-5 Based on the first five verse in Ruth chapter 1, I believe Naomi may have experienced a type of long goodbye. Her children were born during a time of famine. Their very names speak to this— Mahlon means sickness and Chilion means wasting away. The Bible doesn’t say, but it wouldn’t… Continue reading The Long Goodbye- Ruth 1:1-5

Romance novels are the hottest thing out there in the world of books right now. Some are hotter than others, if you know what I mean. Some of it is nothing more than glorified porn. Ouch. Yeah, I said what I said. So where does Christian romance line up? First, let’s look at the word… Continue reading What is Christian Romance?

If the gates of Hades existed on Earth, they would surely be found in Rivania. Gemma drove her knife into the unclothed savage in front of her and moved on to the next before his knees even had time to hit the blood-soaked dirt at their feet. The Ulriki were a sight to behold, completely… Continue reading A Kingdom in Peril- 1st chapter

Who likes it Scot? This girl! I’ve had an obsession with all things Scottish since long before Jaime Fraser came along. Maybe it’s because of the Scottish in the mix of my own bloodline or maybe because my husband was of mostly Scottish descent. (Who struck a strong resemblance to the character in this book… Continue reading Some Like It Scot by Pepper Basham

The shadows hold secrets darker than they ever imagined. . . .In 1888 Victorian England, Ami Dalton navigates a clandestine dual life. By day, she strives to establish herself as a respected Egyptologist, overcoming the gender biases that permeate academia. But with a heart for saving black-market artifacts from falling into the wrong hands, she… Continue reading Of Gold and Shadows by Michelle Griep