The moving trucks come tomorrow and we are in the thick of last-minute packing for our move to Missouri, but I couldn't let this day go by without wishing a very happy birthday to two extra precious people in my life! Today our adorable first granddaughter turns eight! And my amazing mother-in-law turns... Well, I'll let her decide whether she wants her age plastered all over the Internet or … [Read more...]

My daily work recently (besides packing for our move to Missouri in two weeks!) has been to read the galleys for my new novel, Chasing Dreams, which releases October 22. Galleys are a PDF file of the pages of my book typeset exactly the way they will appear in the printed version. This is my last chance to catch any mistakes before the book goes to press. Usually, by the time I reach galley … [Read more...]