2020 is the year of resilience, flexibility, and creative solutions. It also happens to be the year that two of my three children celebrate major milestones. My youngest, Peter, graduated from high school, and my oldest, Bethany, graduated from college. However, they both almost lost their ceremonies. Peter's ceremony was delayed about three weeks. The venue was moved outdoors to the football … [Read more...]
C.S. Lewis and The Reading Life
I am a big C.S. Lewis fan. It started with the Narnia books in my childhood. Later in life I found books such as Till We Have Faces and The Screwtape Letters. Then I discovered his truly non-fiction works. This is the not to say I understand all his writing. I don’t. But I try. For me, my pleasure in his work often comes down to the connections he makes between spiritual truth and literature. That … [Read more...]
Mom’s etagere . . . or étagère, if you prefer
About a month or so ago I shared a picture of my mom's etagere and told you I was planning on chalk painting it. Well, I finally did! I love having Mom's etagere. It's one of two, actually—my brother and sister-in-law have its twin. But the brown stain didn't go as well with my current decor, so . . . enter chalk paint! Here's a BEFORE picture . . . And some AFTERS . . . I … [Read more...]
Book Club Picks
I love book clubs! I joined my first one nearly twenty years ago, and it was such fun to read new books that other members had chosen, especially when their reading tastes differed from mine. I loved hearing the variety of opinions on our monthly selections and discovering themes or insights that I had completely missed. Several books were ones I never would have chosen on my own, but I was glad I … [Read more...]
Inspired by Scripture
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Virtual Conferences—Yay or Nay?
I recently participated in two online conferences—the Beau Monde conference (for Regency-era writers) and this past weekend I was on faculty with the Northwestern Christian Writers Conference. I have been involved with NCWC over the last few years when the conference was held in-person near me in St. Paul, Minnesota. This year, as with a lot of things, most conferences are either being canceled or … [Read more...]
When God moves you . . .
We celebrated our one-year anniversary of moving to Missouri last week. It seems like just yesterday that we were saying tearful goodbyes to our family and friends in Kansas and packing up all our earthly belongings and making the eight-hour trip to Southeast Missouri. What a year it's been! (For sure, we didn't foresee a pandemic in our future!) We sold our house to friends, a pastor's … [Read more...]
Inspired by Scripture
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Writing Update (aka What I’m Working on Now)
I've always loved reading books that are part of a series. Because of that, for years, I dreamed of trying my hand at writing a series. With my Porter Family books, I got my wish! I discovered two things about series... #1) They're tricky because I have to juggle a large cast of characters who will star in future books or have already starred in past books. I strive to bring those characters … [Read more...]
Books, Puppies, and Fun oh my!
One of the things I've done bit by bit through our time at home these last months is organizing different corners of the house. I had to laugh when each bookshelf I was working through had a copy of the same Lisa Scottoline book. The top one Lisa autographed for me at International Thriller Writers conference a couple summers ago. Now to make the time to read the book all the way through. I've … [Read more...]
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