Happy 2017, y'all! Wait, you're thinking today's the 12th of January, and I'm more than a wee bit slow in sending New Year's greetings your way. Not really. This is simply my first chance to post here this year. As I've been thinking about what I want to write about, my mind's flitted a million directions. That might be because my next book is due to my publisher on Tuesday morning. Gulp! … [Read more...]
Christmas Means Christmas Movies
Ever since I researched 1940s Hollywood for Stars in the Night, I've been a bigger fan than ever of classic movies. Growing up, my favorite movies were from the 30s and 40s...that hasn't changed. There's something I love about the simplicity of that time that shines through in movies that make me laugh and feel. So today I thought I'd share a few of my favorites. [Tweet "Love #Christmas? Have you … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving: I’m Grateful for Writing & You
Once upon a time there was a girl who dreamed of writing books. Books were magic carpets that transported her through time and across space. The only problem was her favorite authors simply did not write books fast enough. What was a voracious reader to do? She already haunted the local Christian bookstore, a feat she did with such regularity she'd walk in and the owner would hand the catalogs to … [Read more...]
There is Always Peace
As I write this I am exhausted from watching election night returns into the wee hours of the morning Tuesday/Wednesday. My jaw was on the ground most of the night as the election returns rolled in from across the country. [Tweet "Our hope isn't restrained by who won or lost the election. @Cara_Putman encourages #hope. "]This morning there are people who are devastated, there are those who are … [Read more...]
Finding Our Communities
Last weekend, my family and I did one of those crazy road trips. We left Indiana at 10:30 in the morning and drove all day to Lincoln, Nebraska. There we spent time with family all with the excuse of a football game pulling us to town. Then Sunday morning the kids and I drove back while Eric stayed for work. Crazy. You can call us that. Surely at some point in time you've done something … [Read more...]
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