Can you feel the holiday spirit beginning to sweep across the land? I can! This is the time of year when I love to begin reading Christmas books and watching Christmas movies, so I'm delighted that my friend Jill Kemerer is visiting today and giving away a prize pack that includes her Christmas novel, Thanksgiving dishtowels, and a Thanksgiving notepad and pen set! Welcome, Jill! -Becky I … [Read more...]

A few weeks ago I looked at my desk calendar and, mildly alarmed, pleaded, "Slow down, October!" October didn't listen. I was rushing to get my rough draft into decent-enough shape to give to my first reader by November 1st. (I managed it by the 2nd). But I wish the days would slow for another reason, too. This has been such a beautiful autumn, with warm, muted colors: maple reds, … [Read more...]

As I type this post, Ken and I have just finished packing up our 1998 Chinook camper for a short trip—short in time we'll be gone and short in the distance from home we're traveling. That's one of the wonderful things about living in a new-to-us state: there's so much to explore that we've never seen before and much of it is only a few miles up or down the road! As you read this, our adventure has … [Read more...]