One of the challenges of moving more than halfway across the country is also one of the blessings. I have a difficult time being alone for more than few days. Typically, when my husband goes off on one of his bi-annual hunting trips, he’s gone for three days. When we were first married, these times alone brought with it a …
Keep on Walking
I’ve been reading a “new” book—I ordered it almost a year ago and it sat in my stack. Do you have one of those stacks? Books you’ve collected with every intention to read, but somehow can’t find the time? I really hope I’m not the only one. Anyway, I found it as I was packing to move across country and …
Review of Stalking Willow by Fay Lamb
Bitterness, stalking, and a neighbor to die for… What’s a girl to do? Trailed by a stalker in New York City, Willow Thomas, a young ad executive, scurries back to her small North Carolina hometown and the lake house where ten years earlier a scandal revealed her entire life had been a lie, and a …
Interview With Blossom Turner
Today, I would like to welcome good friend and critique partner, Blossom Turner, to my blog. We met years ago at Mount Hermon’s Christian Writer’s Conference where we both attended a Head Start clinic early in our writing “careers.” Welcome Blossom! First off, can you share your most recent work in progress? My most recent work in progress is an Inspirational Romance called …
Ten Things I Love About Living in Tennessee
Lightening bugs. As the summer sun just starts to go down, we get a magical blinking light show all over our yard and up in the trees. What a delight! Summer storms. Sweet rain in the midst of a hot summer day puts a smile on my face and results in… How green everything is all summer long. Living in …
Interview With Joanne Kraft
Today I’d like to welcome Joanne Kraft to my blog. It’s pure pleasure to interview Joanne, and I consider her a true friend. She and I met years ago when we roomed together at the Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference. She introduced me to Inspire Christian Writers, where I was part of a critique team for many years. Welcome Joanne. What …
Interview With Randy Ingermanson
Today on my blog, I’m interviewing Randy Ingermanson. He was one of my first mentor teacher’s at Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference in 2010. Wonderful writer, wonderful teacher. (I’d put an exclamation point here, but he taught me better). Welcome Randy. First off, can you tell us about your most recent book or project? My most recently published book is a …
Interview With Sally Bradley
Today, I welcome USA Today bestselling author Sally Bradley. We met years ago at ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Conference. First off, Sally, tell us about your most recent work in progress. Homestands is book one in the Chicago Wind series, a loosely connected series that follows couples in need of different types of second chances. While Homestands deals with a …
Changing Seasons
The house echoed in its emptiness as I inspected the hardwood floors for any trace that we’d ever been there. Most of our possessions were puzzle-pieced into a 26′ moving trailer. What didn’t get in, was crammed into our truck and Honda, ready for us to caravan to new horizons. Gracie, our loyal Maltese, stuck to us like glue, anxious …
Interview With Sarah Sundin
Today we welcome Sarah Sundin to my blog. Welcome Sarah. Tell us about your most recent book. The Sea Before Us released in February 2018, the first book in the Sunrise at Normandy series, that follows three estranged brothers as they fight on D-day from the sea, the air, and the land. In 1944, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Paxton …
