I’ve heard it said that a goldfish has a memory that lasts about 5 seconds. So as it swims around its tiny round fishbowl with a castle in the center for decoration, it is constantly thinking, “Look, I have a castle.” 5 seconds. “Oh, wow! I have a castle.” 5 seconds. “Well, will you look at that. I have a castle!” Friends, dare I say that we are a lot like the goldfish. Have you ever read … [Read more...]

As I near "The End" with each novel, I seem to find it necessary to go under a self-imposed "lockdown" and just "get 'er done!" As you read this, I've been on lockdown for almost four days and here's what that looks like: First of all, I need solitude when I'm on lockdown. In the past, I've checked in to Airbnbs (even one in our own town!) so there were no interruptions, no distractions, and no … [Read more...]

In a prior post, I mentioned that I was about to head out on a family vacation to Utah and that I'd share highlight pictures when I returned. In this post, I'm doing just that! Due to their work schedules, my husband and oldest daughter were only able to join us for the last three nights of the trip. My son, my youngest daughter, and I had a more flexible schedule and were able to spend more … [Read more...]

Hi friends,  Thanks so much for joining me today! It’s my first summer living in Florida. We moved last September and, yes, for all you amazingly kind folks out there—we are back in our house. I’ll be sharing pics and a full update soon. We’re so very grateful but experiencing our first summer in the state has been fabulous (minus breaking my foot but that’s another … [Read more...]

I received a letter from a reader, asking if I would share a bit about my faith as well as my favorite Bible verses. I responded to her, and decided I would share the verses here as well, along with why each is important to me. I've probably shared at least a few of these here before, but I suppose God's Word can never be repeated too often! "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one … [Read more...]

Today's first tidbit involves the timeline of Jacob's flight from Laban. Laban caught up with Jacob after about ten days, but there are YEARS between his flight and his eventual settlement at Hebron. I have always heard that Rachel did not rise for her father when he was searching for the family idols because she claimed to be menstruating, (Gen. 31:35) though she was actually pregnant with … [Read more...]