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Have You Discovered Pickleball?

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Just before we moved to Missouri three years ago, we discovered a new sport called Pickleball. Last week, Parade Magazine did a whole feature on this game that has swept the country. A cross between tennis, ping-pong, and badminton, Pickleball is a sport that even unathletic "older" people like me can play! Even while we were packing to move to Missouri, we played several times with both of … [Read more...]

Journey Through History Event

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For those of you who enjoy historical fiction, I'd like to invite you to a Facebook party tonight that should be just your cup of tea. The Journey Through History event is being hosted by the lovely Kathy Geary Anderson and features the six guest authors pictured below. (Including me!) It's going be a lot of fun. There will be games, prizes, and great conversation. Learn about the … [Read more...]

Scotland Trip Recap: Week 2

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Our second week in Scotland was spent mainly in Edinburgh, in an adorable flat in a fabulous central location, right in the heart of Old Town. Of course that meant we had to walk up steep stairs to get to the places we wanted to go! (Between all the uphill walking and the old streets and sidewalks, I was so thankful that I choose to wear my hiking shoes every day! Much more stable for this old … [Read more...]

Jesus & Women — Feasting on the Bible

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This summer a group of women in my neighborhood and I are "feasting" on Jesus & Women, a Bible study by Kristi McLelland, seven video lessons that focus on Jesus's interaction with women in the New Testament as viewed through a middle eastern lens. After all, the Bible was written by Middle Easterners through a middle eastern lens, and when we view it solely through a western perspective … [Read more...]

Bless the Beasts . . . all of them!

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I don't like snakes. They creep me out. On the other hand, I absolutely hate roaches. They stink, they make NOISE when they gallop across the room, and they carry germs. Once when I was staying in the Amazon rain forest, I had to go to the separate women's restroom in the middle of the night. I crawled out of my mosquito net and tiptoed over the elevated walkway, then went into a bathroom stall. … [Read more...]

An Arranged Marriage Story? Yes, Please!

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It’s that time again!! Time for another book release! ENRICHED, the fourth book in my medieval series, Knights of Brethren, hit shelves this past Tuesday, July 12. If you missed out on the first three books in the series, never fear. You can read them FREE on Kindle Unlimited. If you want to jump into the series with ENRICHED, you can do that too. One early reader said this: “Enriched is the … [Read more...]

Want to Write? Love to Read? Come to ACFW + Giveaway

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This is the middle of an insanely busy couple of weeks in my day job, so this will be a shorter post. Be sure to stick to the end for information on a giveaway I'm coordinating. I know you're an avid reader, or you wouldn't be here. But are you interested in writing? I'll be teaching three workshops at ACFW in September with my writing buddy Pepper Basham. Last week we hopped on a … [Read more...]

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