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...]

My husband and I married in 1993.  Which means that, this summer, we're celebrating our 25th anniversary! How can this be?  I married when I was 21.  Still, I'm too young for this! 25.  Years.  The occasion seemed to demand something grand, something memorable. I lived in Germany from the age of 9-13 and traveled through Europe with my parents and sisters extensively during that time.  But I … [Read more...]

Back in April, I wrote a post celebrating writer quirks.  A few of you responded in the comments with your reader quirks, which inspired me to dedicate an entire blog post to the wonderful world of reader quirks.  On my Facebook author page, I invited readers to share their quirks and was blown away by the fantastic responses. Thanks, everyone!  I've quoted many of you below.   Many … [Read more...]