Unplugging? ACK!?!?!?

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During our vacation, Eric and I unplugged – no wireless internet up in the cabin. Though we did find that one of the ice cream shops had wireless. Yes, an ice cream shop. However, by then it was a matter of principle not to check. I’ve got to be at least 1100 emails behind. Do you know how long that …

Anyone else need a break?

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Last night my husband was out of town for work, so I called a good friend. Ann and I are scrapbooking/crafty friends. You should see us pull out our tools and go to town slicing and dicing photos, cards, etc. One time she even crocheted. She is a multi-talented woman. It had been several months since I let myself do …

I have a new car!

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So we bought a new car at the end of July. It’s something we’d talked about and planned for for awhile. Definitely not your spur of the moment decision. I had to laugh as I took the car for a test drive. My Dad was with me. 🙂 I’m 33, and I took my father for a test drive of …

Middle Names

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My friend Pam tagged me for this what’s in a name game. 1. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had. 2. When you are tagged you need to write …

Tucker’s Miracle

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While we were in North Carolina, we got to catch up with dear friends of ours from our time in D.C. John and Amy Green were house parents at the Sacher Intern House when I moved to DC to intern for the Leadership Institute. Amy was the first person I met, and quickly became like a big sister to me. …

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I don’t know if any of you ever saw Toymaker’s Son or Toymaker’s Dream, but this short video reminded me so much of the much longer productions. I got chills watching it.

It’s done!….sort of

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Last night I finished the rewrite of Deadly Exposure. I am exhausted, but very pleased with how the book turned out. It’s been a ton of work to rewrite this book — the book that never ends — the book that is always being tweaked and improved. But hey, that’s what first books are for, right. And next June it’ll …

Book Trailers, Anyone?

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Videos for books? Ever wonder about that? I’ll admit that at this point, the idea scares me to death. In addition to all the writing, then we have to market. And many of my friends are now doing videos. Here’s an example for what looks like a fun book that’s releasing this fall. Would you watch a short video on …

I’m Back…

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Did you miss me? Last week Eric, the kids and I escaped to the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. It was a fantabulous escape…no internet, no email, and Eric even kept his cell phone turned off. It was amazing. Abigail took this picture of Eric, Jonathan and me on Sunset Rock in Highlands, NC. And huge thanks to the Brenners …

I survived

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Thursday was the due date for our baby that we’ll get to meet someday in heaven. The week leading up to the due date was harder than the due date. Jonathan was two weeks early, Abigail four days, so I knew that this baby would have been early, too. I think it helped being 800 miles away from home. Surrounded …