My group of friends--we call ourselves the Coffee Girls--try to get together at least once a month. Two of them live 90 minutes from the other three. When we get together, we laugh, craft, eat chocolate, shop, chill out--not always in that order, but laughter remains...
I'm thrilled to have my friend, debut suspense novelist Jordyn Redwood as my guest blogger today! Jordyn Redwood is a pediatric ER nurse by day, suspense novelist by night. She hosts Redwood’s Medical Edge, a blog devoted to helping contemporary and historical authors...
“God created marriage. No government subcommittee envisioned it. No social organization developed it. Marriage was conceived and born in the mind of God.” ~ Max Lucado This past weekend I attended a 50th wedding anniversary celebration where a couple from church...
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. ~Chinese Proverb Before Hubby and I married, our relationship developed through letters and treasured phone calls as we were 6 hours apart most of the time. That's what...
Come in. Welcome to my new online home! I'm so thrilled you came to visit. Would you like some tea? Or maybe coffee? Jason Walker of Website Ministries designed this beautiful site and worked with me oh so patiently to get it exactly how I wanted it. Isn't it...
About Wish You Were Here by Beth Vogt: Allison Denman is supposed to get married in five days, but everything is all wrong. The huge wedding. The frothy dress. And the groom. Still, kissing the groom's brother in an unguarded moment is decidedly not the right...
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 NIVIn the midst of your summer kick-off plans, home improvement projects and holiday weekend sales events, take time to remember those who have gone before us to secure our...
I'm excited to host Katie Ganshert, friend, agent-mate and fellow author, as my guest blogger today. I'm drawn to Katie's quick smile, sense of humor and heart for God. Katie Ganshert was born and raised in the Midwest, where she writes stories about...
Photo SourceLast August, the night before my mom was due to have major heart surgery at medical center about 90 minutes from home, I drove out to the hospital.Thankfully, Erma and Gert (not their real names--my nicknames for them), two of my closest friends live in...
My writing friend, Beth K. Vogt, was a guest on LindsAy Harrel's blog this week, promoting her debut release, Wish You Were Here. Beth and LindsAy asked readers, "Where's the best place you've ever traveled to and why was it the best?"I replied, "My favorite place to...
