So I’m trying something new. Enjoy the video greeting 🙂 And if you like it, let me know. I may do more of these in 2014.
Shadowed by Grace: Fact or Fiction?
I love history. I always have. That’s one reason I minored in history at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It’s also why I love writing historical fiction set during World War II. I also have a great respect for the men and women of the Greatest Generation. I want to tell their stories well and honor what they did. That leads me …
Happy Birthday, Shadowed by Grace!
Today is officially release day for Shadowed by Grace. I am reminded just how good and gracious God is. When I started writing, I hoped one book would be published. Today marks novel #17 + 1 non-fiction title. God is so good! Celebrate with me. I’m putting together Rome Honeysuckle Amore Lotion and Shower Gel with a copy of Shadowed …
Living Monuments to WWII: Aegidientorplatz
One of the things the Monuments Men when they arrived in a village or city was to look for thei historical landmarks and assess them for damage. When we were in Germany during the summer of 2012, we discovered that a tradition in some cities was to leave one of the destroyed churches as a living monument to those killed …
What is your word for 2014?
It’s almost January 1st and that means it’s time to think about our words for 2014. I’d love to hear what you’re thinking and praying your word might be. Right now, I’m praying about whether my word is grace — or if that is too easy in a sense. Grace is in the title of my book, but Grace is …
Merry Christmas!
As we celebrate Christmas this year, my prayer is that you would put it all together. How the baby Jesus, became the Jesus who lived among us and later became the perfect sacrifice for our sins. He is all of this and so much more. May we give our lives to Him as our present as He gave His life …
This Christmas I Give You Grace
This Christmas, I extend to you the grace to let go of the one thing that is overwhelming you. Why? Because I was talking to my friend Nicole O’Dell on her radio show, and this theme came up for both of us. Can you think of a Christmas where you have felt as harried? Where life has felt like a …
Do We Dare to Dream Crazy Dreams with God?
Last summer my family had a crazy adventure. For awhile the longing for a shared adventure had grown in my heart. Because my husband spent seven of his growing up years in the Far East, I’ve harbored a desire for our children to share a similar experience. The more I thought and prayed about it, the crazier it seemed. Yet …
Why Write about the Monuments Men?
Books are born many ways. Shadowed by Grace started when I walked by a display at our local library the summer of 2010. There a new non-fiction book stood cover out. The photo on the front piqued my interest: a clearly WWII soldier standing with a large painting. The stories I read in that book, Monuments Men, by Robert Edsel, …
Quirkiest Christmas Gifts?
Hey everyone, meet my author friend, Katie Ganshert. She lives in Iowa with her hubby, their five-year old son, their goofy black lab, and are awaiting the day their daughter from the Congo will join them. Katie writes contemporary romance and women’s fiction. You can learn more about her and her books on her website. In fact, she’s giving two …