I had lunch with an old friend last week. Ann and I go WAY back to when we were little girls of maybe eight or ten. My family's former pastor and his wife had moved to the Norman, Arkansas area, and were involved with a mission there. Rev. Ellis Turner and his wife, Viola, helped set up a pen pal program, matching the kids in our little country church in Kansas with kids involved in their … [Read more...]

This is the third and final blog post in my Lost & Found series! (If you missed the first two installments, you can find them here and here). My heartfelt thanks to Susie Pederson whose beautiful story I'm sharing with you today. It's a testament to how God often works in ways that we perceive as disappointing because we're unable to comprehend the big picture. It's a huge blessing when … [Read more...]

Hear that? That's the collective sound of many people turning over a new leaf—myself included. Some people think of January as the time for change and resolutions, but for me this year, it's autumn. Labor Day has passed, the symbolic end of summer, and the temperatures are cool and crisp (at least here in Minnesota). The new school year has started (although it looks different this year … [Read more...]

Between my history degree, my extensive reading of historical fiction, and my own research and writing of historical fiction, I consider myself pretty well-versed history, especially English history and American history. So imagine my surprise when I dove into two different historical novels last week and found mention in both of an English holiday I’d never heard of! And here’s the kicker—one … [Read more...]