I'm currently participating in a four week long writing challenge called You've Got Words.  Dani Pettrey came up with the idea and Jody Hedlund, Jaime Jo Wright, Katherine Reay, and I joined in for the fun of it. Each week, one of us has drawn four words.  Those words then became writing prompts we used in creative writing challenges. The first week, we were challenged to create titles.  … [Read more...]

Did any of you read the What Mommies Do Best, What Daddies Do Best, What Grandmas Do Best, etc series of picture books to the little ones in your life?  I did, and am drawing inspiration from that series for today's post! WHAT READERS DO BEST Readers select your book for their book club and (if they live close to you) sometimes invite you to their book club meeting. They send you … [Read more...]

I recently completed a Bible study titled Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer.  The Lord spoke to me through it!  This past week, I've been meditating on one of the points Priscilla made.  Namely, that God's way is not usually the easy way. Oh, how we long for the easy way, don't we? Once, I expected to carve a high-powered career path into corporate America. Then my husband … [Read more...]

I'm in the Caribbean at the moment with my husband!  He's teaching tennis and I'm relaxing, reading, and eating seafood.  It's heavenly. Please extend a warm welcome to my friend Jill Buteyn, who's guest-posting for me today. Thanks so much for joining  us, Jill! -Becky Most of my days are spent (quite uneventfully) staring at a white page on my laptop or writing words that I’ll come … [Read more...]

I'm so pleased to welcome Dani Pettrey to the blog today!  She's been a wonderful friend to me for years, she's fresh off a trip to the beach, and her newest release is fresh off the presses.  Be sure to check out the fun summer giveaway (of Dead Drift, a candle, and a set of note cards) that I'm offering below.  -Becky Last week my family and I journeyed from Maryland where we live down … [Read more...]