This post will "go live" tomorrow, July 11th. But as I'm writing this, it's July 10th. Our anniversary! Does it sometimes feel like your phone is spooky smart in its knowledge of you? It sometimes feels that way to me like it did when my photos app just showed me a collection of pictures featuring me and His Highness. It was as if it knew our anniversary had arrived. In this case, I'm glad for … [Read more...]

One of the questions I get asked the most about my books is this one . . . . "What was your inspiration for this novel?" It's a wonderful question! I liken that first bolt of inspiration to the initial strand of a spider's web. Over time, I build on that initial strand, adding more and more, words and scenes, settings and characters, until the book as a whole becomes a complex, large, and … [Read more...]

About a year and a half ago, I joined with three other women to begin a "Connect Group" (aka Sunday School Class). The church leadership team had realized that single mothers didn't necessarily feel that they had a place to belong, seeing as how most existing classes were for married adults or single adults without kids. One of my co-teachers was raised by a single mom, two of them are single … [Read more...]

For the first time ever, a series of mine is available as an ebook "box set"! In other words, readers can purchase the whole series HERE on Amazon in one fell swoop. To create the set, I began by combining all three books inside Vellum, the formatting software I use. Check out this cute title page I made using the illustrated couples from the three covers... Then I went on the website … [Read more...]