Author Archives: Kit and Drew Coons

Kit and I recently finished fifteen intense months living up to being “Full Time Volunteers” for FamilyLife. We also wrote and published a new novel. I’m amazed and deeply grateful to be fully engaged at age seventy-three. Still, Kit and … Continue reading →

  Recently, Kit and I traveled to the Middle East for FamilyLife. On such trips we enjoy meeting and chatting with local people. Although every culture has some bad actors, we’ve found Arabic people to be generally delightful. No culture … Continue reading →

My parents were quietly reading in their favorite chairs when I, their nine-year-old son, approached with a question. “May I start a vegetable garden in the backyard?” They looked at each other in wonder. Neither had any interest in gardening. … Continue reading →

Kit and I enjoy a cold house. Our home never reaches as high as sixty degrees in winter and occasionally dips into the forties.  On one occasion, Kit’s house plants froze. But the joy of snuggling warm together under blankets … Continue reading →

If you watch any news, you couldn’t miss the trial of Alex Murdaugh for killing his wife and son. I didn’t follow the sordid tale. But apparently, the jury found him guilty–despite circumstantial evidence of murder–because evidence proved he lied. … Continue reading →

Arguably America’s best humorist but certainly our most humorous philosopher, Will Rogers quipped, “It isn’t what we don’t know that gives us trouble, it’s what we know that ain’t so.” More than a decade ago, I discovered some errors in … Continue reading →

Fifty years ago I was a young engineer from a small town in Alabama living in California. In 1973, I redesigned a launch pad at Cape Kennedy to accommodate a more powerful Delta Rocket. NASA used that facility to put … Continue reading →

Kit in Africa Another article by Kit has been published by Cru Staff Women around the world. Just click in this link Forgiveness Changes Loves. Note: This stays on our website and is safe.

Genuine Transylvanian mythology isn’t the silly genre created for western entertainment. The folklore of the Carpathian Mountains can be more sinister and threatening, especially in a story that treats ancient beliefs and fears as reflecting demonic activity. Missionary and the … Continue reading →

Not only do we get to write but we also sell our novels at Christmas fairs. Readers from previous fairs come up to thank us. Some pester us for sequels. Each wholesome novel we sell carries a positive message. Our … Continue reading →