Firefly Summer Kathleen Y’Barbo Just about every author I know has one story that is a story of their heart. Some have sold them, others have that story resting in a drawer. Either way, it was a story or characters that had to be written down and captured in pages. For Kathleen Y’Barbo, Firefly Summer is that story. This romance …
Knowing when to Pause
Our lives as a family are running a bit out of control. All right, it’s so out of control, I’m scared to write in everything on a daily basis. In fact, if you look at the photo of our calendar below, I’m not adding everything. I can’t stomach the sheer busy-ness when I do. It’s too much. Too much. And …
Fiction Friday: The Methuselah Project
This book’s storyline is a twist of historical and contemporary intersecting with a Captain America type character. Don’t think this is a copy though — instead it has a unique twist to the many experiments German scientists were running on people during the war. It’s a plot that will get your mind thinking and wondering with enough romance for those who cant read a book without it!
That My Steps might be Steady
My goal in the way I lead life is for my steps to always be pointed toward Jesus. It doesn’t mean I’m perfect. It doesn’t mean things I do or say aren’t taken out of context and misinterpreted. But I’m learning I’m not responsible for another person’s behavior. I’m responsible for my heart, my motives, my actions. That’s what I can control.
5 Reasons to Attend Writer’s Conferences
Writer’s conferences are expensive. So why should you start saving today to attend one next year? I’m so glad you asked!
Fiction Friday: Books & Giveaway
With this week’s Fiction Friday, I’d love to share three historical novels with you. They are as different as they can be. One is set in Regency England, another in 1860s Colorado, with the final set in 1930s Hollywood. Each has an interplay of mystery with some level of romance. A Noble Masquerade and Fire & Ice are both romances first …
Acfw 2015 Post Conference wrap up
Last week I was in Dallas for ACFW board meetings and conference. It’s always a highlight of my year and was frankly kind of shocking to realize this was my 11th conference. In 2005 the conference was in Nashville. It’s no exaggeration to say that my writing journey was launched there in such a big way. Today I’m still …
Writing Lessons from the Mini
Today I’m in ACFW board meetings, so here’s one of my posts on how writing and running are similar. What have you found that is like writing? If you read Wednesday’s post, you’ll see a common theme with different applications. One thing I’ve learned is that little in my life ever falls in one category. God often uses lessons from …
Monday Meditations: Finding God in the Pauses
Tomorrow I head to ACFW, which means I’m a little swamped. So today I’m digging into the blog archives. This post is from 2012. As my fall is racing away from me, I found it poignant to look back at this post. In many ways, life is filled with seasons of waiting and pausing. It’s so hard to savor those seasons. It’s …
A Happy Ramble… not the kind you think!
I’ve always longed to travel, dreamed of it. And every once in awhile, God sends an opportunity my way that just makes me smile. The first week of this month, I was in York, England for a professional conference. Eric and I had a direct flight in and out of Edinburgh (Hugely less expensive) so added a couple days to …