Our family reached a huge milestone a few weeks ago. We moved our oldest daughter into her freshman dorm room at college! If you've been following my blog posts for awhile, you might know that I grew up in Riverside, California, then raised my own children in Dallas, Texas. Our family has taken frequent trips to California to visit my relatives. Thus, I wasn't surprised when my daughter … [Read more...]

Hi friends,  Always happy to spend time with you! I hope you’re having a wonderful week. Right now, my husband and I are in North Carolina celebrating our 27th anniversary at our favorite spot—the beach!  Not too long ago we were in Baltimore. In the quaint, waterfront neighborhood of Fells Point. It’s steeped in maritime history and has the air of a sea-fearing town. My family and I … [Read more...]

Now that we're pretty well settled into our house in Missouri and I'm back on a regular writing schedule, I've had a lot more time to read. Here are some of the books I've enjoyed recently, and others that are up next on my (tall!) TBR pile. (That's "to-be-read" pile in case you're not familiar with the acronym.) … [Read more...]