I’m going to be honest and say April was a bit of a challenging month for me. But it didn’t start out that way. In fact, I had high hopes for April. My faith was strong and my well of joy quite deep. I had met my book deadline for March 31st, and I expected to spend...
My husband and I talked about taking a trip to Colorado so I could do research for my new book series. However, our oldest son announced he and his fiancé are getting married the same month we planned to travel. Since their wedding had been canceled twice due to...
As a mother of two sons—both now grown—I wanted only what was best for our children. When they were younger and still under our care, we did whatever we could to protect and provide for them. Now as they are older, we continue to care for them in a different manner—we...
As I walked to my mailbox, I was drawn to the pops of color sprouting through the drab grass covered with dried leaves and leftover remnants of winter’s fury. Crocuses. Tiny purple and white flowers that offer hope. Another reminder that the season of winter has...
My niece loves to share daily weather reports with me. Jokingly, I tell her I don’t want to hear them unless she’s telling me the day is going to be warm and sunny. If she tells me about pending snow, rain, or cold temperatures, I feign disappointment that it’s not...
I'm all about the promises of hope & happily-ever-after. After all, it's the tagline on my website and the theme that runs through all of my novels. Even though I've been happily married to my husband for over thirty-two years, I realize not all romances end up...
What does it mean to be God’s Beloved? While writing my previous blog post, I looked up the link to Josh Wilson’s "Dream Small" song on YouTube. I left the app open while I inserted the link. The next song in the queue started playing, and once it hit the chorus, it...
A week into the New Year, I had a full Saturday planned—clean the church with my mom, make cards with my friend, then get groceries and go out to dinner with my husband. With my arms filled my craft bag, my purse, and a freshly brewed cup of tea in my favorite travel...
I love words. Long before I became a writer, I was an avid reader. I had fallen so in love with story that I knew I wanted to write my own. So my love of words has deep roots. Words have power. Words impact lives—the words we speak, the words we write, and the words...
During this Advent season, how are you shining your light? At the end of December 2020, I wrote “One Word 2021: What Does it Mean to Shine Your Light?” I had chosen Light for my One Word and Matthew 5:16 NIV as my One Verse. In the same way, let your light shine...
