Please welcome my friend Jill Lynn to the blog!! She's generously offering a signed copy of her new release to one of you. So be sure to learn more about her book via this post, then enter to win it by commenting. Happy Friday! -Becky It’s been a couple years since I’ve written a guest post for Becky’s blog, and it’s always such a welcoming experience. So, thank you for joining me and … [Read more...]

Are you familiar with the hashtags #MomLife and #WriterLife that people sometimes attach to their social media posts? Well, there are times when my #WriterLife comes to the forefront, like when I attend a conference or I have a new book releasing. And there are many other times when #MomLife comes to the forefront, like now because it's summertime at the Wade house and my college boy and high … [Read more...]

I have two fun things to share with you today... I learned earlier this week that Memory Lane is a finalist in the romance category of the Carol Awards, given by American Christian Fiction Writers. (!!!) Fellow writers read and score books for this award, so it means a lot to me that Memory Lane received this recognition from them. This came as a wonderful surprise and encouragement, … [Read more...]

In November of 2021, I traveled to Scottsdale, Arizona with my husband to celebrate my 50th birthday. My two sisters and my parents joined us there. I LOVED marking the occasion of my birthday with such a memorable trip. When my sister's 50th rolled around recently, we had the perfect reason to take another mini-vacation. This time--Cabo, Mexico! I grew up in California and have lived in … [Read more...]

One year ago, I blogged in this post about the lake house my husband and I were in the process of building at Lake O The Pines in northeast Texas. We completed it early this year! Our family has been enjoying it immensely. As have the guests who've booked it as a vacation rental. A few photos... Didn't it turn out great? Since Monday, I've been on a "girls getaway" here at the … [Read more...]