Since it's springtime and the leaves are turning that beautiful fresh green and since tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day and since we're moving to a new house about five miles down the road and my current office is in chaos, I thought I'd do a pictorial blog today. Flowers and trees can say so much more about these things than I can, anyway. I will give you a quote to get you through the week (from an … [Read more...]
When private love letters…aren’t so private anymore
My Darling Wife… On his thirty-third birthday in 1868, General William Hicks Jackson proposed marriage to Selene Harding, granddaughter of the founder of Belle Meade Plantation in Nashville (the setting of my Belle Meade Plantation novels). The General had his eye on Selene for quite some time. But he wasn't part of Nashville’s social circle, and Selene had the attentions of many eligible … [Read more...]
It’s about time…
Okay, be honest: did anybody oversleep yesterday? Show up for church an hour late? Forget to turn your clocks back? We've been known to be an hour early for church when Daylight Savings Time ends in the fall, but we never forget in the spring! Never! Oh how I love that extra glorious hour of daylight! I must admit though, that changing over to Daylight Savings Time is a temporary full-time job … [Read more...]
Inspired by Scripture
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A Gift From the Past
My parents live in California, where I was born and raised. They come to Texas for frequent visits, however, and on one recent visit my dad gave me a savings bond that my Great Grandmother Monninger had given to me when I was little. He'd filed it away for safekeeping alongside other documents and as the years -- then the decades -- slid past had forgotten about it. When he came across it a few … [Read more...]
Ebooks or Paper? Do You Care?
The other day I woke up dreaming about the ebook v. paperback debate. It’s something authors do. Something readers probably understand. I am a give-me-a-physical-book-I-can-hold kind of reader. You see, while I’m an author I adore books! It’s not unusual for me to inhale two or three a week while managing the rest of my life including homeschooling, lecturing, and writing. I read like I … [Read more...]
Bible Art Journaling & Me
A few weeks ago, I had an email in my Inbox from a reader who wanted to know what a journaling Bible is. After answering the email, I decided to blog about it, so I wrote the following post for robinleehatcher.com. Because I have mentioned Bible art journaling in some of my Inspired by Life and Fiction posts, I decided to share the post with my friends here. First, what is a journaling … [Read more...]
Spiritual NICU
It is a pleasure to welcome my friend, Christine Bierma, as my guest on this week's post. Christine is a talented young writer who posted this touching story on her blog, atrustworthysaying.com. We both know Baby Lucy's parents and continue in prayer for this precious little one who was born at only 28 weeks. Recently I've spent many days inside the halls of the Rush University NICU while a … [Read more...]
Inspired by Scripture
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Is SACRIFICE a dying concept in today’s world?
Sacrifice. Let’s be honest. That word isn’t particularly popular, especially in today’s me-centered culture. Most of the time, we’re conditioned by the world around us through advertisements, commercials, magazines, movies, TV, and even social media to focus on ourselves. We’re bombarded with messages that draw our attention to what we should buy next, what we should wear, how we should feel, … [Read more...]
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