The stories of my heart are now in e-books. These books were the first of mine that found a publishing home and now they are available for all e-formats. With each of these books I got to highlight a bit of the history of my home state. I’m so delighted that my first book in the Nebraska series Canteen Dreams …
Picking Topics for Books
One challenge for a novelist is coming up with ideas that generate ideas for future books. While we’re writing one, we need to generate ideas for more — it’s a cycle of life of sorts. I read a few non-fiction books, looking for anything that jumps out at me. And if it interests me, there is a chance I can spin …
Rending Our Hearts: Joel 2
I’m currently participating in Beth Moore’s Esther study for the second time. It is a study filled with great truth on destiny and finding God when His name is nowhere in a circumstance. One of the studies for this week tied Esther 4 to Joel 2. Joel is one of those minor prophets that you’ve read once or twice if …
Living with No Regrets
Since January 27, my grandfather and uncle died…exactly one week apart. It’s one reason I haven’t posted as consistently as usual. My grandma doesn’t have wifi on the farm, and it was important to spend time with her. One theme that kept ringing through as we (my parents, siblings, cousins, extended family) walked through this dark time was that we …
Exciting News! I’ll be Seeing You at Christmas
I am beyond thrilled to announce that Tricia Goyer, Sarah Sundin and I are coming together to write a Christmas novella collection tentatively titled I’ll be Seeing You…at Christmas. It’s part of B&H’s new World War II fiction line that launches in 2014. The book I turned in February 1st, Shadowed by Grace, launches the line next February.Tricia and Sarah …
All for a Song by Allison Pittman
Allison Pittman is an award winning author of numerous books, all historical, and all set during different time periods. I first got to know her when we both attended a writer’s retreat, and she offered to pick me up at the airport. We had a great time getting to know each other, and from our conversations, I couldn’t wait to …
Turning Life Into Fiction: My Grandpa
We had my Grandpa’s services on Saturday, and then yesterday morning my uncle died. As I’ve been with family, I’ve thought about the legacy we leave behind. Grandpa was one of my heroes. Today, I wanted to share with you one way I turned who he was into inspiration for my stories. A couple years ago for Christmas, he had …
Honoring a Legacy of Love
Today, I’ll be at the visitation and tomorrow at the graduation celebration for my 93 year old grandfather who went home to be with the Lord Sunday. It’s been a bittersweet couple weeks as we prepared for him to leave us. The man has left an amazing legacy. He and my grandma were married 66 years. They had four children+ …
LFY in Glacier Bay, Alaska
My Review: I had the fun of hearing all about Tricia’s trip to Glacier Bay to research this book. It was a hoot to hear her talk about Bud’s rental cars, the rugged beauty of the place, and how everyone knows everyone. Hearing the details made me hungry to read the book and I wasn’t disappointed. All those details and so many …
4 steps to building solid relationships with extended family
This post is more poignant this morning. My Grandpa died last night after 93 good years on this planet. So grateful for him and his legacy. So glad we made time for extra stops over the years. Missing him though. Shucking Corn withGrandma Ever have times where you think things were much easier 100 years ago? Families lived in close …