Social Media. I know…I’m cringing with you. There is so much pressure on writers to have an ever-growing social media presence. If you want to have a writing career, whether as a traditionally published author or one who publishes your own books, you have to become comfortable telling the world about them. After all, a book isn’t really a book …
Today I am so grateful for all that God has seen me through — as yet another journey ends. Graduation is the 15th, but the work of the MBA is behind me! WOOT! Some days we all need a little #encouragement for the journey. @cara_putman shares 5 verses. Click To Tweet So to celebrate, here are five verses that I …
This last mod of the Weekend MBA program at Purdue, I’m taking communications. It’s a class that comes fairly easy for me because I’ve spent the last 20 years intentionally working to become a better public speaker. When I graduated from undergrad many moons ago, I knew I wanted to develop as a speaker. I’d had a speech class in …
Today in Fiction Friday, I want to introduce you to the latest book from my friend Kristy Cambron. In the Sparrow of Terezin, Kristy Cambron has crafted a beautiful story of parallel journeys: a completely free-standing story set during World War II, and the other a continuation of the contemporary story in The Butterfly & the Violin. The pages move seamlessly from …
In Indiana, spring has been late in arriving. Finally, in the last week, it has exploded on the scene. I’m still waiting for my irises to bloom, but the trees are fully decked out…vivid colors…delicate blooms, green leaves stretching out to touch the sky… It’s a time of fresh beginnings. That may be why spring is one of my favorite seasons. Sometimes …
A year ago my oldest daughter and I spent about twenty hours helping out at a gymnastics meet. Yes, you’re reading that right. Twenty hours. The competing girls were all levels 3 & 4s. For many of them it was their first state competition. And their dreams were coming true. This weekend our 11 year old competed in his first gymnastics …
The Inn at Ocean’s Ridge is Colleen Coble at her best. The story is richly layered around the theme of what makes us a family. Is it blood relationships? Is it love? Is it something else? Claire Dellamare arrives at Hotel Tourmaline ready to help her father close a merger with another company. But the moment she arrives, she has …
This last month I’ve missed events in my kids’ lives because a calling meant I couldn’t be in two places at the same time. Just the other night my husband and I were talking about the importance of not devaluing calling yet achieving balance in all areas. The next day I saw a post on Facebook from singer Meredith Andrews. In …
Some days just don’t start well. One of the kids wakes up on the wrong side of the bed – and it’s so bad you wonder who replaced your sweet, fun-loving kid with this surly grouch. What really makes it bad is one bad mood spreads like the most effective virus…especially when the younger kids watch and decide it must …
Today I’m delighted to introduce you to my friend Dawn Crandall, the author of the amazing Everstone Chronicles. I have thoroughly enjoyed her series set during the Gilded Age on the East Coast particularly Maine. You can read my review of her latest novel The Captive Imposter here. Bottom line? It’s my favorite of hers so far! Wonder how authors pick …