As some of you know, I’m kicking off an online bookclub here November 1st — nice of the calendar to have that fall on a Friday! Since we’re getting close to the new year (eck!), I wanted to find a book that would dare us to dream bigger with God. I think I’ve found it with You’re Made for a God-Sized …
Speak Life
My friend Beth Vogt had a great blog post this week on compliments. She starts with a great quote from Mark Twain that I have stolen and redesigned here. Who doesn’t love a good compliment? I sometimes have a hard time receiving compliments because I see all the areas where I fall short. But I’ve started asking people to tell …
Two Books I Enjoyed this Month
In the midst of classes and writing a couple books, I’ve managed to find time to read in snippets here and there. There are certain authors that when their books arrive I will find time. The two books I’m bringing to you today are exactly those kinds of authors. Their books leap to the top of my TBR pile. And …
Marketing 101: What Matters to You?
This month I’m working on some of the marketing pieces for Shadowed by Grace, elements you’ll start seeing in the next weeks as we race toward the December 15th early release date. Next week we’ll shoot a couple of behind the scenes videos. I’ll be uploading all kinds of supporting images to Pinterest. I’ll write lots of blog posts that …
The Reichenbach Problem Review
The Reichenbach Problem is a book with an interesting premise. What it would be like to be the creator of Sherlock Holmes? To live life in his long shadow and know that he’s nothing more than a figment of your imagination? I found the first several chapters slow-going as we travel with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Switzerland for a …
Ready to Dream Bigger?
If you’ve been around me long, you know I believe God created us for a reason. Usually a reason that is much bigger than we can imagine or dare to explore. I’ve talked about doing an online bookclub for a couple books that piqued my interest. Someone asked me if I was going to actually kick it off. After thinking …
The Hunger for True Love
This weekend we had a group of delightful young ladies at our house for a slumber party. These girls are wonderful…the kind I enjoy having at our house. They all love Jesus and know how to have a goo time together. What amused me this time was how the 15 year old had her wedding planned out in detail — …
Thank you!
Last week I learned through an editor friend that Waterfront Weddings spent five weeks on the Bookscan Christian fiction bestseller list. Thank you! Thank you to everyone who bought it. I hope you enjoyed the stories. Making a bestseller list is something I’ve dreamed about — really after my kids started talking about the day I would be a bestseller. …
Where’s God Pushing You?
This weekend has been a wonderful writing one. Through God’s grace I wrote 10,000 words — and I think I’ll get to keep most of them. Scenes for the novella that’s due October 18th are rolling through my fingertips. I am so grateful. You see, my plate is overloaded. There I said it. Willingly. Yet I know I’m where God …
Three Books: Something for Every Reader
It’s been awhile since I’ve read a Kathryn Cushman novel. Her earlier novels tended toward women’s fiction, and while I loved her writing, those stories don’t grab me as much as others. Chasing Hope grabbed me from the first scene and didn’t let go. Sabrina Rice had Olympic size running dreams, then life interrupted and crushed those hopes. Now she’s …