The Sisters Giveaway that Deborah Raney, Beth Vogt, and I are currently offering (scroll down for info on that!) has me thinking about how grateful I am for my own sisters. I'm the oldest, followed two years later by Kristen, followed two years later by Carrie. I can't imagine taking three kids this age on a driving trip of Europe for an entire summer, but that's what my parents did. (My … [Read more...]

Our family recently adopted a puppy! We haven't been very prolific dog owners. In the twenty-seven years that my husband and I have been married we've only had one dog. The extraordinarily wonderful Sam... Sam is now 10 and beloved by all. My 11-year-old dog-crazy youngest daughter has been asking for another dog for years, but I was reluctant. For one thing, Sam's fabulous and I was … [Read more...]

This is the third and final blog post in my Lost & Found series! (If you missed the first two installments, you can find them here and here). My heartfelt thanks to Susie Pederson whose beautiful story I'm sharing with you today. It's a testament to how God often works in ways that we perceive as disappointing because we're unable to comprehend the big picture. It's a huge blessing when … [Read more...]

A few months ago, in this post, I told the tale of my lost and found Bible. Several of you responded, saying that you'd lost and found something that was important to you, too. Your stories were so heartwarming that I decided to compile some of them into this blog post. Here's hoping they bless you as much as they did me! "After my sister and brother passed in 2013 I looked and looked … [Read more...]

I really enjoyed Lynn's recent post in which she shared pictures of the variety of cover art her books have received. Her post inspired this one! Here are the several faces of my novella Love in the Details.... And here's the artwork worn by my novella Because of You: A large print publisher recently purchased the rights to my most recent release, Stay with Me. The … [Read more...]