I make my living with words. Whether's it's teaching graduate classes at a Big Ten university or writing, words are my livelihood. I've had a love affair with words since I learned to read. I still vividly remember being a first grader and told I couldn't read a book because it was at a sixth grade level. Guess which book became my favorite of that year, and I still remember that story about … [Read more...]
Robin is Back to School
The new college term began on Monday of this week at both the local university and community college, and I am truly excited about it. Perhaps the most excited I've been since I began this back to school adventure. Up until now, with the exception of taking some tests on campus plus some college prep math attendance requirements, I have been an online student only. That works well for me. I am … [Read more...]
Spotted Ponies
I am married to a dreamer. You would not think a software engineer would be such a dreamer, but he is. For years now, he’s been saying things like: “When we build a cabin and live up north…” “When we live in England, we’ll do so and so….” “When we live in Fiji…or Belize..." And I confess that I had fallen into the Grinch-like habit of laying out all the reasons why those dreams … [Read more...]
How to Encourage (or Discourage) a Writer on Deadline
I triumphantly wrote THE END on a manuscript last summer, and here I am again on deadline. I came across a post I wrote (but never published) while I was on that squeaky tight deadline last summer. I’d been noting the things that enabled me to finally finish that first draft—along with the things that had not been quite so helpful, and thought I'd share a few of them with you. After more than … [Read more...]
Inspired by Scripture
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A California Christmas
Happy new year, all! Are you back in the swing of your usual weekly routine after Christmas? My three kids returned to school on Wednesday so I'm back in the thick of it. Except (shh) I still haven't yet taken down the holiday decorations... The good about our usual weekly routine: quiet hours in which to work. The bad: very early mornings and having to badger my kids into doing their … [Read more...]
What I Did For Christmas Vacation
My favorite Christmas vacations are the ones where I don't have to travel . . . much. Days spent in pajamas. Playing board games with the family. Piecing together a puzzle. Watching movies and TV shows that have piled up on the TiVo because we don't have time to watch them during our normal routine. Cross-stitching. Reading Christmas novellas. Love it! This Christmas certainly qualifies. My … [Read more...]
New Year, New Post!
I got in on the first try! Yay, me!!! Of course, our dear Robin Lee Hatcher gave me a big hint on how to do that. Saved and noted! Happy 2016. Hard to believe it's already five days into the new year. I am fast approaching my first deadline of the year. On January 15th, I have to turn in the fourth book of my Men of Millbrook Lake series for Love Inspired. It's been a fun series since I wanted … [Read more...]
When “the end” is really only the beginning
Blessings in this New Year, everyone! I hope 2016 has started well for you, and that you’re still on the positive side of any resolutions you’ve made—if you’re a resolution-kind-of-gal. As 2016 begins, I'm celebrating the New Year, yet also deeply mourning the loss—albeit, a temporary one, due to our steadfast hope in Christ—of this beautiful woman… Judy McMahan, such a dear … [Read more...]
King Hezekiah’s Seal
It’s been in the news but you may have missed it during the busy Christmas season. Archaeologists digging near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount have found a stamped clay seal that once belonged to the biblical King Hezekiah. As my readers know, I “wrote the book” on King Hezekiah—three books, in fact, and two more on his son King Manasseh. I used stories from the Old Testament along with my own research … [Read more...]
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