My parents live in California, where I was born and raised. They come to Texas for frequent visits, however, and on one recent visit my dad gave me a savings bond that my Great Grandmother Monninger had given to me when I was little. He'd filed it away for safekeeping alongside other documents and as the years -- then the decades -- slid past had forgotten about it. When he came across it a few … [Read more...]
Comfort to Courage
It's my pleasure to introduce you to today's guest blogger, author Nicole Deese. Nicole and I met at the Dallas/Ft.Worth chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers. She's down-to-earth and funny and smart and great to talk to and I pretty much decided that we were going to be friends whether she liked it or not. She and her family moved from Texas to Idaho last spring, so I don't see her … [Read more...]
Romantic French Customs
France! Home to the 'City of Love'. Famous for its decadent food. Full of charming scenery and historic architecture. Birthplace to a person named Thierry Soufflard who took the time to write (and research?) a guidebook entitled The Best Places to Kiss in Paris. I traveled through France with my family when I was young. Though I'd love to visit many places in Europe, I'd most … [Read more...]
Fitbit Musings
When I was a mom of pre-schoolers I considered myself fairly physically active. I made an effort to get to the gym 3-4 times a week and spent the rest of my waking hours carrying babies and chasing toddlers. A year and a half ago, my baby started Kindergarten. I wasn't a mom who was sniffling over this fact (unlike Celia in my Porter Family novel #2 Meant to Be Mine). I was a mom who was … [Read more...]
A California Christmas
Happy new year, all! Are you back in the swing of your usual weekly routine after Christmas? My three kids returned to school on Wednesday so I'm back in the thick of it. Except (shh) I still haven't yet taken down the holiday decorations... The good about our usual weekly routine: quiet hours in which to work. The bad: very early mornings and having to badger my kids into doing their … [Read more...]
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