As you are reading this, I am in Phoenix hugging the necks of a whole bunch of writer friends and feeling both sad to say goodbye, and filled to the brim with joy and inspiration because of the wonderful time of fellowship we had over this past weekend. We met at the beautiful Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, AZ and the weather was just perfect! I am an extrovert and I'm not … [Read more...]

Angie and Tammy made me laugh so hard with their odes to amazon purchases, so I thought I'd add my own starting with this silly poem (before I share some serious favorite amazon finds!) And now, here are some of my favorite amazon purchases (with links, in case amazon tempts you too!) This keyboard protector has been a computer-saver for me! I have worn off more letters on my keyboard … [Read more...]

My brother-in-law Jeff asked my husband and me a question when they were in Missouri for a visit a few years ago, and I haven't quit thinking about this topic since. I've found it so fascinating and such a great conversation starter that I thought I'd ask you, our wonderful blog readers, to share your answers! Jeff asked us what "patterns" we've seen in our lives—numbers or dates or seeming … [Read more...]

This new year is the beginning of a new book for me, and I am having so much fun with the research and writing. Who Stirs Up the Sea will be the second novel in The God Who series and in case you missed it, the first book is now available in print and e-book formats (and we hope to have it available as an audiobook soon.) I want to share this early glimpse of the cover my husband, Ken Raney, … [Read more...]