It’s been one of those weeks. Eric was traveling, work was busy, the kids missed their Daddy. It’s been on of those years. Questioning where I’m going and what I’m doing. Who I am and who I want to be. A good year, but challenging, too. When I picked up Queen Esther and the Second Graders of Doom (I wish …

Have you ever logged onto a WIFI network at a coffee shop, airport, or other public place? I’ll admit I haven’t. My laptop isn’t quite up to specs for that kind of activity. However, you can walk in just about any Barnes and Noble or Starbucks and see people working away, not to mention hotel lobbies and other gathering places. …

I’ve mentioned I’m one of three people playing Jake Tremaine on Brandilyn Collins’ Scenes and Beans blog for her new Kanner Lake series. Today one of my posts went up. If you’re interested click on the link: Scenes & Beans: Big Jonah. It’s kind of scary to see how in “character” I got!

Did you know that experts estimate the average ten year old will spend at least $30,000 on mobile technology during their life time?!?!? Click here for the story. Does that strike anyone else as a high number? Too low? I mean that’s a lot of instant messages, isn’t it? I really don’t know since I’ve never used my phone that …

I am really looking forward to the release date of The Election. According to Jerome Teel, the release of his baby “is September 5 which is two weeks from tomorrow. If you are interested in ordering a copy on-line, Amazon now has copies in stock and available for delivery. I haven’t checked other on-line stores. You can order a copy …

Reluctant Burglar is the debut novel by Jill Elizabeth Nelson. When my copy arrived in the mail, I was excited to dive in to it because I’d heard some buzz about it, but I really didn’t know what to expect. 48 hours later, I finished it and can’t wait for the next installment in the To Catch A Thief series. …

Congratulations to Michelle P. You won the autographed copy of Arms of Deliverance after a very scientific selection by my daughter. You should have seen the shredded 3×5 cards. I’ll bring your book to the Indiana ACFW meeting on Saturday. Thanks to everyone who played, and check back because I’ll be giving away other books, too.

A 21 year old man was trapped waist deep in a chocolate vat for more than two hours yesterday. (Doesn’t this sound like a fun scenario for a book subplot!?!?) You can read the AP wire story here. This happened somewhere in Wisconsin, ladies, but I am sad to report that no town is given. So before you race to …

In an article in the Washington Post online today, reporter Lois Romano uses the results of a recent survey of teens to illustrate just how out of touch parents are. To quote: A third of American teenagers have attended parties where parents were at home while alcohol or illegal drugs were used, according to an annual back-to-school survey on teens’ …

In honor of my husband, who believes blog entries should be shorter, here are a couple legal highlights. First, I found this interesting article When God is in the Lyrics in TIME online. It highlights a case in which a little girl was told she could not sing Awesome God in a after-school talent show. The Alliance Defense Fund and …