I remember the awful feeling of not fitting in on the first day of eighth grade. There I was, wearing a pleated wool plaid skirt and short gray socks. As I had been previously living in Mexico for six months (as an exchange student) I missed knowing the latest trend in junior high fashion was […]
Christmas in July Reader Giveaway
Happy Christmas in July! Welcome to the 8th blog in this Christmas in July Reader Giveaway, which runs July 12-23, 2021. At the bottom of each author’s blog post, you will find the secret words. Write them all down and provide the provide the entire answer on this Google form. Note: You must grab all […]
Interview with the Authors for “Always a Wedding Planner” Romance Collection
When I think of summer, I think of ice tea, a screened-in porch and an entertaining book in hand.And what better reading material to kick back and read on a lazy afternoon than a collection of sweet romances. I’m excited to introduce the Always a Wedding Planner collection of stories. This book is hot off […]
A Virtual Barn Raising
Do you remember the movie, “Witness?” It’s the story of Samuel, an Amish boy who witnesses a murder in a Philadelphia train station while he and his mother are headed to visit relatives. Then through a chain of circumstances, the investigative cop, John Book, ends up living with Samuel and his family for safety’s sake. […]
This Girl’s Just Gotta Have Fun
As my word for 2020 is “rest,” I am taking that quite literally. Rest doesn’t always mean napping, twiddling my thumbs and sitting on the couch. Let me suggest recreation as the best form of “rest.” When we create, we feed our imagination and stifle worries and unhappy thoughts. Last week my rest came in […]
Finding Rest in a City Pasture
Do you have a word you’d like to highlight this new year? Even though it’s February, it’s not too late. Lots of my friends adopt a defining word for 2020 and it seems to be a better idea than New Year’s resolutions. There’s a lot of stress tied to resolutions when we become intentional about […]
