My husband's nephew who is a pitcher for a college baseball team in North Carolina, just happened to be playing in a series here in Wichita over Mother's Day weekend. Thanks to Zach, we had a little Raney family reunion at our house and it was a blast! We talked several times about how MUCH fun we managed to pack into a few short days. There was a lot of eating … [Read more...]

A couple of weeks ago I had the fun privilege of speaking at the Rauchholz Library in Hemlock not too far from where I live. Though it’s a small building set in a small town, there’s nothing small about the heart of this particular library. In fact, I’d say the Rauchholz Library, its librarians, and the many patrons who frequent the library have very BIG hearts for reading and are taking BIG … [Read more...]

Hi friends,  So happy to be back with you this week. I’ve got some really exciting stuff going on in anticipation of The Killing Tide’s release this summer (August 2019). I’ve partnered with the Coast Guard Foundation for a fun pre-order bonus giveaway.  The first 200 people to pre-order The Killing Tide and submit their information via the application page will receive: A … [Read more...]

This past week has been a full one, and it was filled with some wonderful—and not-so-wonderful—moments. I was reminded at nearly every turn of the brevity of life and of how incredibly blessed I am! Last weekend we had to take Joe to ER (he felt his body "shutting down," was nauseated, weak...), and while I felt a very real sense of peace as we waited to find out what was wrong, there was also … [Read more...]