Today is the first day of my last week in my current decade. It's honestly a little hard to believe that I'm as ancient as I am. On Friday I'll enter the decade that I've always thought of as "officially OLD." Ouch! But I'm not going to fret. I did that my last decade and it turned out to be for no good reason. On my 20th birthday I was a newlywed living in New York with Ken, but we had … [Read more...]
Deb’s Favorites
We hope you are enjoying these weekly feature posts from the authors of Inspired by Life…and Fiction. We're sharing some of our favorite things to help you get to know us a little better—and we’d love to hear your answers to these “favorites” questions in the comments below. Favorite Beverage (whether hot or cold): I love a piping hot Americano with heavy cream. (And no, I don’t … [Read more...]
A First!
For the first time ever, a series of mine is available as an ebook "box set"! In other words, readers can purchase the whole series HERE on Amazon in one fell swoop. To create the set, I began by combining all three books inside Vellum, the formatting software I use. Check out this cute title page I made using the illustrated couples from the three covers... Then I went on the website … [Read more...]
Book Recommendations in Time for Summer and a Giveaway
It's been a busy spring, and I'm getting ready for an active summer Spring has been slow in coming to Indiana, but this week my lilac has exploded into blooms. The fragrance is amazing and reminds me of Mackinac Island and all things spring. But my thoughts are already turning to summer and some trips we have planned. I'll be on study abroad with students followed by a trip with part of my … [Read more...]
Graduation Throwback
This month marks 40 years since I graduated from high school. How is that even possible? So in honor of the occasion, I thought I’d show all the young ones out there what the mid-1980s were really like, at least in Texas! (Forgive the photo quality. It was a long time ago and they’ve been in photo albums for 40 years!) Big Hair Yep. Big hair was even bigger in Texas! And when your hair … [Read more...]
Someone should do something about this
Have you ever read a passage of Scripture or heard a sermon—and it just stays with you? This past Sunday's lesson at Church of the City Franklin, where Joe and I attend, was that kind of lesson for me. One of the phrases Darren repeated in this lesson was, "Someone should do something about this." Meaning when you see a particular situation and you keep having this recurring thought, "Someone … [Read more...]
Extra-biblical Sources
I'm currently writing a series on the matriarchs: Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah (Rachel is in Leah's book). And, as always with biblical characters, I've had to search for any and all existing information because the Bible tends to remain silent about the women. I have, however, discovered two extra-biblical books that have been passed down through history: The Book of Jasher and the Book of … [Read more...]
Cara’s Favorites
We hope you are enjoying these weekly feature posts from the authors of Inspired by Life…and Fiction. We're sharing some of our favorite things to help you get to know us a little better—and we’d love to hear your answers to these “favorites” questions in the comments below. Favorite Beverage: I adore coffee. Especially in lattes. But they have to be plain. I don't love extra sugar … [Read more...]
God Made Us Creative
Earlier this week, the group of novelists who I meet with via Zoom for writing sprints got to talking about our various other creative pursuits, beyond writing. I can’t say for sure, but I think there were about 16 or 17 of us in the room that day. Various creative pursuits included: But the one that had many of us asking, “What is that?” was when two of the writers mentioned Zentangle … [Read more...]
An Ode to Some Like It Scot
It is rare that reading a book inspires me to poetic whimsy, but my good friend Pepper Basham has accomplished that feat with her delightful rom com Some Like It Scot. You know, I really shouldn't like this book. It's contemporary, and 95% of what I read is historical. It's told in first person, when I prefer third. Yet I adore all of Pepper's books, so I wasn't about to let any preconceived … [Read more...]
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