Back when my kids were little, I had so much fun celebrating Valentine's Day with them. They'd bring home the cutest projects... I'd volunteer at their school parties and they'd exchange Valentines with their classmates. I'd make pink, heart-shaped pancakes for breakfast. I'd use a photo of them and create a Valentine to send to family.... I also used these cards to invite my kids' … [Read more...]

Research is one of my favorite parts of the writing process, because I get to live vicariously through others, and it’s like endless “take your child to work days.” And now I have an excuse to explore countless professions as part of my job.   While I haven’t figured out how to travel back in time yet and experience another period of history (if you’ve learned the secret to making … [Read more...]

From the time I was eleven years old, I knew I wanted to someday write a book. That someday came true, and this year marks a special anniversary in my writing life. Thirty years ago in 1996, my first novel, A Vow to Cherish, was published by Bethany House Publishers, launching my writing career—one I never dreamed would still be active three decades later! For the first few years, I … [Read more...]