What a weekend! I got to spend the weekend in Naples, Florida with Eric. He’s on a whirlwind fundraising/event tour for his job, and for once it worked out well for me to join him. We had a wonderful time talking with donors and walking the beaches near Naples. But Friday morning before I headed to Indy, I got two …
Love for a Lifetime
Love Matters. Eric and I just celebrated twelve years of marriage this weekend. Wow! It seems hard to believe, and at the same time many of those years were hard fought for. But now that we’re 12 years in, each one of those times we fought to make it work is well worth it. Especially now that we have children. …
And the Winners are….
I had to chuckle as I drew names. For each book the first winner was the author. I have a strange feeling that Jill and Julie have plenty of copies of their books. 🙂 So I drew again… The winner of Reluctant Smuggler is Lacy Williams. Carolynn W is the winner of a Passion Most Pure. Please email me with …
Book of the Year and Genesis Contests Open for Entries
BOOK OF THE YEAR and GENESIS OPEN FOR ENTRIES ACFW announces entry dates American Christian Fiction Writers [ACFW] is pleased to announce the opening of its two annual contests, Book of the Year and Genesis. Book of the Year is open to published members of ACFW. Categories include Contemporary Novella, Debut Author, General Fiction, Historical Novella, Lits (chick-lit, mom-lit, lady-lit, …
Living in a Fog
We had six or seven inches of snow on Friday — and this morning it’s all gone. Yesterday the temperature was well into the 40s, and the area was blanketed in a think fog. All day. We live far from San Francisco…yet, yesterday it felt like we’d somehow slipped across the Rockies and over to that part of California. This …
First Chapter: Sisters, Ink
It is February FIRST, time for the FIRST Day Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button!) The FIRST day of every month we will feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! This month’s feature is: Rebeca Seitz and her book: SISTERS, INK B&H Books (February 1, 2008) I’ve just started reading this book and am really enjoying …
February New Fiction Releases
What an amazing month of new releases! We’ve got 23 new Christian novels to choose from – plenty of choices to fit every taste in genre. 1. A Passion Most Pure, Book 1 of the Daughter of Boston Series by Julie Lessman from Baker Publishing Group, Revell. Rival sisters with strong faith–one in God, the other in herself–turn the head …
Some Photos
Tonight, I’m in a photo mood, so here are a few. Yesterday was our anniversary. Woohoo! Eric and I went to Evita adn then out to dinner. We enjoyed the show, but it’s not one will go to again. The ending still leaves us going, Huh?!?! Here are some photos of the flowers he got for me. I LOVE flowers, …
Follow-up Simple Suppers
We’re all busy. And the way things keep running, that won’t change anytime soon. And the stress in life keeps building. As a result, I’m always looking for a way to cut corners or remove some stress from my life. Two weeks ago, I used my friend Heather Corbin’s sample menus at Simple Family Suppers. Gut-reaction: I loved it and …
Interview with Debut Author Cheryl Wyatt
Below is an interview with my friend and debut author Cheryl Wyatt. Cheryl has a heart of pure gold, and I think you’ll see some of that in the answers she gives. Enjoy! 1) Your heart for the military is clear in this book. Where did that come from? It came from an insatiable curiosity that grew in me over …