Family Music
Sometimes when we’ve hosted our peeps’ friends, their parents ask us if it’s any trouble. Typically, I’ve responded, “If I can ignore seven, I can ignore one more!” And that’s…
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Your Story is Not an Autobiography
In 2021, I used the devotional New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp. It was such an excellent addition to my library, and it’s time that I used it again….
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Book-Inspired Netflix Recommendations
Whenever I happen to run across a movie or series that is clean, humorous, well-acted, and HISTORICAL, I get very excited. Netflix has recently produced a pair of series that…
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A Spark of Imagination
Remember the old camp song: It only takes a spark to get a fire going . . . Of course, that song was talking about God’s love. But it is…
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Buzz Cuts, Bribery & Fried Okra
Last night as I was texting Deb about something, I told her I needed to head over to my son and daughter-in-law’s house to cut Leo’s hair. And she texted…
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What I’m Working on Now
I follow the same process with my independent books that I followed with my traditionally-published books. So far, for my upcoming release . . . . I wrote the first…
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Finding Sanctuary: A 15-minute book escape
August is almost over. Gulp! I’m still not quite sure how that happened. It’s that crazy time of year when life is speeding up. I’m trying to give myself permission…
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A Heart for Writers
For the past six years I’ve been mentoring writers, and I couldn’t be prouder of them. So many have signed with agents (yay!), are getting so close to being published…
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Writing Anywhere: One Perk of Being an Author
One of the (many) perks of being a writer is that you can work from anywhere. For the last few days, that means writing from an old-fashioned “mom and pop”…
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A Week to Remember (and a Giveaway)
[THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED: THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL COMMENTS! I don’t answer individually on drawing days, but I read every one. Special thanks to those who commented on…
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Old Dogs and New (Writing) Tricks
As I prepare this blog post, I am just a few days away from writing The End on my next book, which will be the first in a new series….
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Hymn Humor
I’m a hymn singer. I attend a hymn-loving, acappella-singing congregation, and I love the tradition of hearing harmonized voices lifted in worship. My husband and I both sang in choir…