Christmas in July!

Today feels like Christmas in July!I woke up with a new way to rewrite the current scene I’m writing. The mailman brought many treasures, including the new iPod I ordered! Finally, the most exciting gift was my hubby’s agreement that I could go to the ACFW...

Changing Seasons

There is a time for everything,and a season for every activity under Heaven: a time to be born and a time to die,a time to plant and a time to uproot.Ecclesiastes 3:1The crunch of leaves beneath my feet. The scent of apples in the air. The chilly kiss of the wind on...

This time last year….

This time last year, I was flying the friendly skies to Dallas, Texas, where the American Christian Fiction Writers annual conference was about to begin. ACFW is the premiere writing organization for Christian fiction. I’ve made many good friends who love Jesus...

Learning to walk

This morning I was wondering what my blog topic for today should be when one of the young toddlers in my care tried to talk a couple of independent steps and promptly lost her balance. She fell and gazed at me, bottom lip protruding, from her spot on the floor. I...

Book review: The Restitution by M. L. Tyndall

The RestitutionbyM. L. TyndallShunned by her parents and by society, Lady Isabel Ashton lives a secluded life at Port Royal with her seven month old baby, Frederick–the son of the fierce pirate, Kent Carlton. When her baby is suddenly kidnapped, Captain Carlton...

A book by its cover

My friend, Dineen Miller, interviewed DiAnn Mills on her blog about DiAnn’s new release, When the Nile Runs Red. When I saw the cover for DiAnn’s new book, I LOVED it. It told me so much about the characters and what I could expect in the story. In fact,...