Our family reached a huge milestone a few weeks ago. We moved our oldest daughter into her freshman dorm room at college! If you've been following my blog posts for awhile, you might know that I grew up in Riverside, California, then raised my own children in Dallas, Texas. Our family has taken frequent trips to California to visit my relatives. Thus, I wasn't surprised when my daughter … [Read more...]

Please join me in welcoming Jill Lynn back to the blog! It's a pleasure to host you here, Jill. Thanks for guest blogging for me! -Becky Writers have a tendency to be easily distracted. I wish I could say other writers in that above sentence, but that’s not the case. I need to get some work done, and since Instagram sucks me in with the snap of its greedy fingers, I just deleted it from … [Read more...]

I spent the last week of July very happily marooned on the Caribbean island of Anguilla with my family. I have photos to share! This blog post is full of oceanside photos and, before I go, I'm excited to tell you about a giveaway with an ocean tie-in. :) Over on my web site, my sweet friend and fellow IBL blogger Dani Pettrey is giving away a set of bookends and three of … [Read more...]

I'm in the Caribbean this week with my family! His Highness is volunteering with the Anguilla Tennis Academy, my son is attending their tennis camp, and my daughters and I are relaxing, enjoying the surf, and soaking in the sun. Please extend a warm welcome guest-blogger Sara Beth Williams! Be sure to check out the fantastic giveaway she's offering at the end of this post. -Becky In my … [Read more...]

After a dreamy month of vacation in June, I began work on a new project at the start of July. My kids are out of school until August 6th, so I'll be writing at a relaxed and easy-going pace until then! Nonetheless, I did start back. :) Via my recently-completed Bradford Sisters series, I discovered that I really enjoy writing a set of connected books that includes a prequel novella, three … [Read more...]