Happy 2017, y'all! Wait, you're thinking today's the 12th of January, and I'm more than a wee bit slow in sending New Year's greetings your way. Not really. This is simply my first chance to post here this year. As I've been thinking about what I want to write about, my mind's flitted a million directions. That might be because my next book is due to my publisher on Tuesday morning. Gulp! … [Read more...]
The Worst Winter in Decades Here in SW Idaho
We don't normally get a lot of cold and snow in the Treasure Valley where I live. Idaho's snow usually keeps to the mountains and the eastern side of the state. But we have had a cold, snowy, and dangerous winter, beginning before Christmas. Now we've got flooding and homes everywhere with roof damage (including my daughter who is mopping up and repairing today). Schools were closed three days … [Read more...]
2017…The year I take a stand
A lot of people have been posting their “word of the year” online, or asking people to finish the phrase: This is the year I___________. The first phrase that came to my mind was not very profound or spiritual, I’m afraid. It was: “2017…The year I get off my can.” But that didn’t sound very ladylike, so next I came up with, “The year I take a stand.” A stand up desk, that is… Because I sit … [Read more...]
A Fresh, New Year
For the past few years, New Years has become a bigger celebration in our family than Christmas. Because of all the teachers in our family, and the fact that our kids all live far from home, it makes more sense for us to get together and celebrate Christmas, Ken's birthday (Dec. 30), and New Years during the week between Christmas and New Years. We did that this past week and it was every … [Read more...]
Something Very Special About the Cover of My New Book
I’m thrilled to announce the release of NEVER FORGET, the 5th and final book in my Beacons of Hope lighthouse series! It’s a standalone novel set at Rose Island Lighthouse in Rhode Island inspired by Ida Lewis, a woman light keeper who worked at a lighthouse near Newport and was known for her bravery and for saving many lives. There is something very special about the cover of NEVER FORGET. … [Read more...]
A New Year and a New Focus
The New Year is a time to make resolutions, to leave past failures behind and start fresh. It's rather like an author opening a new document and staring at the blank page. Excitement hums, anticipation whirls, and hope-filled ideas swim in the waters of grand dreams and endless possibilities. Yet, amid all that hope and excitement lies a twinge of fear, of uncertainty. What if this new idea isn't … [Read more...]
What Will You Do Differently This Year?
Happy New Year, 2017! Hard to believe that I've been steadily writing since 1993. This year I will also celebrate twenty years with Love Inspired Books. I recently reached a milestone with sixty-five books written for LI and Harlequin. In all, I've written seventy-six books--both in full length and novella. But this year I hope to READ more books. I read all the time but I do it in … [Read more...]
Flicks, Scattergories & Coffee Crushes
Happy New Year, friends! I'll happily admit that I was grateful to kiss 2016 goodbye! It was a rough year in many ways. And yet nestled within those rough patches were also precious times of blessing. Which is so like our Heavenly Father to give us those encouragements, those glimpses of Himself. During Christmas our family managed to carve out time to catch a couple of movies and play some … [Read more...]
Different
The young man who stood alone on the pier, gazing out at Lake Michigan was different from me in many ways—his age, his ethnicity, and his style of clothing, to name a few. But like me, he obviously had come to the beach on this warm, fall afternoon to enjoy the gorgeous day and picturesque view. Because I’m a shy, quiet person, it never occurred to me to speak with him. But my girlfriend Cathy is … [Read more...]
My Year in Books
We are just a few days away now from ringing out the old and ringing in the new. What better time for those who love books and stories to reflect on what we've been reading? As I have shared before, I love Goodreads and their annual Reading Challenge. The site helps me keep track of my reading and the challenge keeps me trying to read more. While I will finish reading another book or two … [Read more...]
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