Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Lenora Worth writes romance and romantic suspense, including, Deadly Texas Rose and Lone Star Secret. Originally from Georgia, Lenora lived for over twenty years in Louisiana, where her Confederate jasmine, angel wing begonia and hibiscus … [Read more...]
Divine Appointments
Over the Thanksgiving holidays, my mother-in-law came for a visit. She flew from Massachusetts to Michigan. Flying these days is not for the faint of heart, especially when you get stuck with a change of planes at O'Hare. I think half of my gray hairs are a direct result of mad dashes through O'Hare to catch connecting flights. But I digress . . . So, my mother-in-law VERY rarely flies. … [Read more...]
Book Tour in Holland!
The week before Thanksgiving, I had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit The Netherlands to meet Dutch readers. What an amazing trip! My Dutch publisher, Grace Publishing House, brought me to Holland to help promote the Dutch release of A Worthy Pursuit. We traveled to 9 different Christian book shops all over the country, and I had the chance to meet some fabulous shop owners, managers, … [Read more...]
We need to keep a little Christmas!
It's the first day of December. I haven't even thought about decorations. I needed a Christmas gift bag this morning for a luncheon I was attending where we exchanged gifts and I remembered everything was up in the attic and I don't have the upper-body strength to bring down the heavy door. I was home alone. I searched the house and found one sad little Christmas bag in the top shelf of my closet. … [Read more...]
It’s beginning to look a lot like— Oh wait. . .
If you've already decorated your house for Christmas and your tree is glittering from the corner with presents tucked lovingly beneath, then—while I really, really hate to do this, and it hurts me more than you know—we can no longer be friends. I find your level of perfection and preparedness irritatingly . . . well, irritating, and I must remove myself from your presence so that I can somehow … [Read more...]
Black Friday!
We stayed home for Thanksgiving weekend this year, so my Black Friday plans include: Sleeping late in my own bed. Exercising off some of the overabundance of Thanksgiving food I ate. Eating even more of said Thanksgiving food for lunch and/or dinner, now in the guise of leftovers. Finding time in front of my computer to catch up on work. Cajoling my kids into doing some of their … [Read more...]
A Writer’s Reasons to be Thankful
Today is Thanksgiving. A perfect time to stop and think about all of the reasons I'm grateful this year. There is so much I have to be thankful for. A wonderful husband. Four amazing kids. A house that more than meets our needs. A fulfilling job and the same for my husband. This year I signed a contract with my dream editor at my dream publisher...a long process, but another reason to be … [Read more...]
Thankful in Idaho
On Monday, Deborah posted about how her Thanksgivings have changed in recent years, especially with kids living far away. Oh, did that ever strike a chord with me. And I'm going to join in with some of my own thoughts on the same topic. Thanksgivings and Christmases are very different for us these days, especially since my youngest daughter and her family (including my three youngest … [Read more...]
New Release Countdown & Coloring Contest!
He paced across the room once more. “It should be Wesley offering to marry you. But he is not likely to come back for several months, if not longer. I haven’t time to wait that long, and neither have you. I cannot offer love, of course, as we are barely acquainted. However, I can offer you marriage in name only…” She stared at him blankly, then her face curdled in incredulity or repugnance. “You … [Read more...]
Giving Thanks
For the past five or six years, Thanksgiving has been kind of a sad holiday at our house. Our kids all live far away and since they almost always come home for Christmas, they can't get off work or make such a long trip home for two holidays so close together. In addition, my mom hasn't been well enough to host our traditional Thanksgiving dinner in recent years, and for the last two years has … [Read more...]
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