History was my least favorite subject in school as a kid. Yet historical fiction has been my favorite genre since my days of reading Little House on the Prairie in elementary school. How can both of those truths live within the same person? For me, it's all about the emphasis. In school, history focused on wars and politics and world powers. None of that interested me. What spoke to my heart … [Read more...]
Traveling Through Fiction
Over the past four years I’ve complained a good bit about our travel schedule. I accompanied my husband on many of his business trips, mostly because I wouldn’t have seen him otherwise! But I quickly wearied of being constantly on the go. Enter 2020. The first 11 weeks of the year had me on the road to somewhere (personal or business) some part of 6 of those weeks. Then came the Stay At Home … [Read more...]
Binge watch anything lately?
Okay, let's start with a confession... Life simply happened, and I haven't finished painting the furniture that I mentioned in my last post—and thank you so much for all those fun comments!. I've started painting, mind you. The projects simply aren't ready for the final reveal. I'm aiming for next time! For today, I would love to know what movies or shows you've watched lately THAT YOU … [Read more...]
How I became a Daughter of Grace
"I have asked my friend, fellow-writer, and marketing assistant Christine Bierma to write a guest-post for me today. I think you'll see that her recent experiences have made her uniquely qualified to write about the appalling racial injustice that we're seeing in America." ~Lynn Austin I attended my first political rally in 47 years last week. It was in my hometown, just a few miles up the … [Read more...]
Inspired by Scripture
This Sunday feature is brought to you by ClashEntertainment.com. You may sign up to receive a beautiful photo with scripture in your inbox each morning or view the verse each day online. … [Read more...]
Setting Inspiration
Today, I thought I'd take you on a tour of the real-life places that inspired the settings of my books! I love to travel and I've been fortunate to visit the settings of all of my novels. However, those of you who've read my books may have realized that the towns I've created are fictional. I chose this approach for two reasons.... 1) So that I can make my town every bit as cute as my … [Read more...]
Shelter-In-Place Activities & Giveaway
We are nearing the end of stringent sheltering in place in Indiana...it's been a slow move...very intentional and methodical. While I still have no idea what the new normal will be, I thought I'd share a few of the ways we've been spending the time since the middle of March. Because we've spent three summers in Europe as a family for various lengths of study abroad, the idea of it just being our … [Read more...]
Coastal Guardians Wilmington Virtual Tour
Hi friends, I’m so happy to be with you all today. Although it's only been a couple of week, it feels like it’s been longer. Things moved so slow for a while, in a very good way, that I got used to the quiet and the stillness. I was so thankful when I was finally able to see my daughter, her hubby and the grandbabies. Not seeing them was torture. My oldest grandson is in kindergarten and with … [Read more...]
Seeking Comfort in Hard Times
In the midst of a worldwide pandemic and widespread unrest, my family and friends have suffered a loss that strikes much closer to home. We lost a good friend. Over 22 years ago now, when my oldest was a newborn, I made a group of friends through an Early Childhood Education class. We were all first-time mothers and have been friends ever since. We have shared innumerable play dates and outings … [Read more...]
All the Promises
My novel All the Promises (originally titled Silver Bells) is free for Kindle today via BookBub, and I thought you might enjoy hearing a bit about how it came to be. Grab your free ebook HERE, then grab a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy this story behind the story. This was such a fun book to write, especially since it was set in the 1970s—the years when I was … [Read more...]
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