Helping families with adoptions is one of my favorite parts of serving as an attorney. There are such strong spiritual implications of adoption. One of the legal roles I still fill as often as possible is serving as attorney for families who seek to adopt a child. The judge and I call it happy law. So much of the law involves problems …
Movie Premieres and Book Signings, oh my!
I often talk about how writing is a hard career for an extrovert. So often my writing is done in front of a computer and I wait for electronic feedback from my agent, editors, friends, readers. It can feel solitary because the face to face contact usually comes once a year at ACFW. This past weekend, my daughter and I …
How Our Homeschool is Different from a Traditional School
If you’re a homeschooling family, you have a list of reasons why you chose this educational form. You like the freedom. Your kids need a challenge. You want to direct your child’s education and avoid a cookie-cutter approach. Fill in your own reason below. As we prepare for a new school year, what our homeschooling looks like will shift because our …
Author Interview with Melanie Dobson
Today I’m delighted to reintroduce you to my friend Melanie Dobson. She writes great historical fiction, and I’m delighted that her latest book is set in France during WWII with a strong contemporary story running parallel to the WWII story. She’s joined us today to talk more about her book and how she created the idea. Chateau of Secrets is …
Summer Days
Summer. A time of rest and relaxation. Well, that’s the theory. At our house, summer is blazing by fast and furiously. But there are a few things we do that are traditions for us. The first is pick blueberries. This is something we started our first summer in Lafayette. The ironic thing is that I hated blueberries as a kid. I remember picking …
Free Episode of Adventures in Odyssey
I’m really excited that those of us in the OAC are getting to hear the newest saga from Adventures in Odyssey before anyone else! And you are invited to hear the first episode from this album!!!! There are several story arcs within it. My kids are enthralled with all things Odyssey. It’s not unusal to have three kids listening to …
7 tips for Finding Time to Exercise
It doesn’t have to be difficult to find time to add exercise to your life. You just have to commit to doing it.
Seagrass Pier: A Gripping Mystery
Seagrass Pier is the beautiful story of Elin Summerall, a woman who was lucky enough to receive a heart transplant when she desperately needed it. Now she wonders if she’s going crazy because she has nightmares of being murdered like the woman whose heart now beats inside Elin. She’s also noticed her tastes are changing. Is she somehow disappearing in …
Interview with Liz Tolsma
Today, I’m delighted to introduce you to my friend Liz Tolsma. She is also an author of WWII based novels — all set in Europe. You may have read her first in this series, Snow on the Tulips. Last month her new book Daisies are Forever released. This novel takes place in Germany and gives readers a fascinating look at …
Standing Amazed!
Writing is a career that careens out of control. It’s a dream that sucks the very marrow from your bones and leaves you spent. I’m firmly convinced God has me in publishing because so much is so far outside of my control. Right when I am my most stressed and worried, He reminds me He’s in control of this journey. …