Spontaneous. Dictionary.com defines this word as coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned. I think about spontaneous people as being the life of the party—fun-loving. Who doesn’t want to spread a little joy when hanging out with friends? Spontaneity is a good thing, right? I certainly don’t want to be …
Another month has gone by, and I’ve had the joy of meeting two new-to-me authors. I just have to say, we live in a very small world. Mere days after I initially interviewed Karen Randau in May (for August 3rd’s podcast) I went to the Blue Ridge Christian Writer’s Conference. Karen told me she would be attending along with five …
Feeling stressed or overwhelmed? Need a little spiritual pick-me-up? The other night I was woken by an “emergency” phone call from Japan, of all places, which led to a second phone call to my son. I don’t know about you, but once I’m awake and handed a bag of worry, I have a hard time going back to sleep. My …
I heard about Felicia Ferguson’s novel The Choices She Made from the author herself. We were standing in the lunch line at the Blue Ridge Christian Writer’s Conference, and she was excited to share that it was up for a Selah Award. Of course, I asked about it, so she went on to share the synopsis. I’m always impressed when …
Can you believe this is my tenth month of podcasting? I can’t. It astounds me how many inspirational authors are out there, and I’m blessed to be able to talk with a small minority of them. For one of the July episodes, I had the pleasure of interviewing Alexis A. Goring, and my first male author, Michael Duty. I will …
About the Book Book: Relinquished Author: Susan K. Beatty Genre: Christian Woman’s Fiction Release date: May 16, 2023 No one takes her kid and gets away with it. When Teagan Parsons discovers that the Amber Alert on a celebrity couple’s child is actually her daughter, she’s determined to rescue the daughter she relinquished years ago. If she’d only realized the …
About the Book Book: Lone Star Sweetheart Author: Shannon Sue Dunlap Genre: Inspirational Rom-com Release Date: May 23, 2023 Katherine Bruno is the shrew of Sweetheart, Texas. Her passionate, unfiltered temper clashes with the gentle pace of her tiny hometown. When she’s drafted to help the mayor’s wife who wants to run in the local election against her own husband, …
What better plant to feature on Release Day than daylilies? This is one of the most adaptable flowering plants in the world, and yet, I had never heard of them before moving to Tennessee. It was because of sweet friends we met the first time at our church that my yard is now adorned with these amazing flowers. Kenny and …
When I think of the abundance of flowers that grow in the wild—without benefit of fertilizer, conditioned soil, and well-timed sprinklers—it reminds me of the abundance of our Lord. Just as He’s created each of us with a unique DNA that gives us our looks, character traits, and giftings, He does the same for the flowers in the fields. Then …
The first I’d ever heard of milkweed as a garden plant was from an elderly woman in our church who is known for her amazing green thumb. You want to know about any flowering plant—ask Carol. Last summer, she gave Chris a milkweed plant as a gift because he had heard the fluff of the spent blooms were a great …
