I'm in vacation mode! I turned in my manuscript (which will become book #1 in a new series) last week. Praise the Lord! Since then, I've been resting, exercising, letting my stress level lower, and catching up on all the aspects of life I'd put on the back burner during the weeks leading up to my deadline. For the past few days, I've also been participating in what has long been a … [Read more...]

I am pre-posting this, but if all goes as planned (Lord willing!) I am now in England, preparing to lead my second group trip to the beautiful country where all of my books have been set so far. I am blessed to be traveling with a group of 30 reader-friends from many different states and 3 different countries (Australia, Canada, US). Together with two travel professionals, we have been … [Read more...]

Our own Lynn Austin wrote about the beauty and grandeur of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado a few days ago. Little did Lynn and I know that our time in Colorado with our families would almost overlap! They were leaving for home the same day we arrived at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park—which just happened to be my birthday. I can't think of a better way to have spent my … [Read more...]