Publications

The Crossing Series

Book 1: Crossing Values

For years, Amber traipsed around the northwest avoiding the skeletons in her closet. As winter plants itself firmly across the Rockies, she takes a chance on a job at a logging company with a family different from any she’s ever known.

Watching the family interact creates more questions than answers for Amber. Feeling like she’s entered the happily-ever-after written at the end of fairytales, she watches for cracks in the façade. Surely as the days pass, the play-acting will cease and the real family will emerge.

Or could she be wrong? Could they truly be genuine?

Read the excerpts here before you buy!

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

I was needing a quick fiction read. I was needing a story that was encouraging but maybe stretched my faith some. This book did just that….Her characters are the most “Christian” characters I have ever read. These characters pray. These characters talk about their faith. These characters talk about God. They quote and refer to scripture. Sara, Amazon.com

At first I didn’t really want to believe in the characters’ goodness. Life had jaded me enough that I honestly had lost my hope in people really being able to interact and love as Crossing Values showed its readers. Then the more I read, the more I realized that that part of me still existed. There are people like these in the world. Crossing Values brought back hope. It gave me a soothing read that truly quieted my soul. dmwebb, Amazon.com

 

Book 2: Ryan’s Crossing

After ten years, Ryan’s parents found his runaway sister, Amber. Now, as he drives to meet up with her before her wedding, his mind fills with the changes coming. Besides figuring out where she will fit into his life, a job change is on the horizon for him. But should he stick with small town life? Or should he move to Portland, Oregon?

Meeting the family his sister is marrying into only brings more questions. Something about the town of Crossing calls to him. Is it the friendly people who openly accept him as Amber’s brother or the cute brunette who happens to be sister of the groom?

Read the excerpts here before you buy!

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

It was very easy to become engrossed in the story line and to look forward with anticipation to what was coming next.  In addition, the presence of Holy Spirit in the lives of the characters was obvious.  There was not one moment when I did not know that He was at work.  I definitely look forward to seeing what happens next in this series and will not hesitate to tell others that they simply MUST get these books. Jamee G, Virginia

This book was AWESOME! I started reading it one evening and absolutely couldn’t put it down until I finished it. The characters are funny, real, and totally believable. There is such a good message in this book…how God prods us into being more than we are.  Joanie B., Georgia

 

Book 3: Romancing Melody: A Crossing Journey NEW RELEASE!

Melody married her Prince Charming and journeyed with him across the country to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. As much as she hates being 3,000 miles away from her family on the west coast, she wants to adjust to life as a soldier’s wife.

Shortly after the birth of their baby Cole, David deploys with the War on Terror and Melody settles into motherhood. She quiets her doubts and determines to make the best of Army life.

But when the unthinkable happens, where will Melody turn? Could God really be seeking her out in the midst of tragedy?

Read the excerpts here before you buy!

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

From the turn of the first page, I knew I was in for a treat, something I could relate to, family deployment, sick kids. Nothing could have prepared me for what was to come.  I related to the main character, felt her emotions, cried with her, got angry right alongside her.  The story, drew me closer to God as He reminded me that even through the most dire of circumstances, He will never abandon us.  This book gave me that hope from the very first page to the very last. A must read for anyone who ever questioned their faith. Tracy I., Alaska

I was immediately drawn into the story line due to its initial setting at Fort Bragg, NC & she did a wonderful job portraying some of the realities of life as a military family facing difficulties during a deployment…. While reading the book I would sometimes get that little tug on my heart that would make me reflect on my own life and the way I’ve handled difficult times or how I’ve been in my relationships with others. Other parts of the book got me wanting to look up scripture and I know that’s just leading me to draw closer to God in my own life. Candy S., North Carolina

 

COMING late 2013, Book 4: Crossing’s Redemption!

Many in Crossing, Oregon, would describe long-time resident Patricia Guire as an eclectic force to be reckoned with, one who speaks her mind. Yet something is changing. She seems to be dropping out of her normal activities, becoming scarce around town and less available to her friends.

Amber Yager feels called by God to check in on Patricia. Yet as she spends time with her and discovers Patricia’s hidden past, she is drawn in to a group that brings disquiet to her own soul, ripping open old wounds. Will the love she’s found in Crossing be taken from her? Or could both Amber and Patricia finally find peace as God shines light into the darkest places of their hearts?

 

Magazine Articles

COMING February 2014: The Old Schoolhouse Magazine: helping kids who hate writing to write more

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, December 2012 print edition: Hospitality, My Style

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, August 2012 edition: Grammar Fundamentals

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, January 2012 edition: Active Duty Homeschooling

 

Other Publications

Battlefields and Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from the Home Front by Jocelyn Greene. This devotional book released in 2012 contains 365 true stories of struggles, courage, and actions of women, children, and men involved in the home front of American wars, in chronological order, from the French Indian War through the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These stories illustrate effective prayers, heroism, volunteer efforts, and daily courage. Carrie’s stories are on October 12th and November 21st.

Military Ministry, a division of Cru, appreciates the heart, soul and expertise that Carrie Daws puts into military families. LtGen Jeffrey Oster, USMC (Retired), Executive Director, Military Ministry, Cru

 

The One Year Life Verse Devotional by Jay Payleitner, released in 2007. Remarkable people sharing verses that inspired their lives. Read one page devotions about life-changing verses for Randy Alcorn, James & Shirley Dobson, Elisabeth Elliot, Josh McDowell, Francine Rivers, and 360 more! Carrie’s devotion is on April 27th.