I'm hard at work, editing my next book and trying to meet a tight deadline. Thus, my friends Crissy, Joy, and Amy offered to guest-blog for me! They're avid readers, active in the Christian fiction community, and wonderfully supportive of authors. Also, they're experts on today's topic. Writing despair/stress/fear has pushed me out onto a few ledges. :) And each time, they've talked me off. … [Read more...]

Oh, happy day! It's time to reveal the cover for Let It Be Me, book #2 in my Misty River Romance series! My Misty River Romance series is tied together by a group of middle school kids who were trapped underground by an earthquake while on a mission trip to El Salvador. The media broadcast their story, and for eight days Christians pleaded with God for their safety. When a rescue team … [Read more...]

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...]