In these times of isolating social distance (lessening somewhat lately, thankfully), I am enjoying being part of a social online community called Inspirational Regency Readers on Facebook. While Facebook activity has decreased in general, activity within the group is thriving as well as warm and welcoming. Visiting "IRR" is like visiting your favorite coffee shop (or other hang-out), where … [Read more...]

I don't think this is the first time I've titled a post with the words to Willie Nelson's iconic song, but Ken and I are on the road again—this time a three-week trip south from our southeast Missouri home into Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and who knows where else! Best of all, we're meeting up with some dear friends from our newlywed days in the Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee, … [Read more...]

For almost all of my books -- My Stubborn Heart is the only exception -- Bethany House has organized a cover photo shoot. And I've had the pleasure of interviewing all of the people who posed for those shoots. Sometimes, they were friends of Bethany House employees. Sometimes they were models. Every couple on my covers was also a couple in real life. The same is true of Let It Be Me's cover … [Read more...]