Inspired by Life ... and Fiction

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When heaven feels close

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Better late than never? Not sure that's true in this case, but oy... It just hit me—at 8:47 PM tonight!—after going on a walk with Joe and Murphy that this wasn't the 2nd Tuesday of the month but the 3rd. Which is my day to blog. And yet all I have on my heart and mind right now is my sweet Dad . . .   Me and Dad in July of this year. Love this man. I've been keeping the roads … [Read more...]

Coming Soon!

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The excitement never grows old. In less than two weeks, my newest novel, “Where We Belong” will be out in bookstores. This is book #25 for me (unbelievable!) yet its release is as exciting to me as book #1 was. I have spent a year working on this manuscript, researching, writing and rewriting, editing and revising. It has required a lot of hard work and many long, lonely hours. And now, readers … [Read more...]

Gone To My Happy Place

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Hello, Inspired by Life and Fiction friends! I am happy to say that I am presently in England (Lord willing) leading my first-ever group trip to the country where all of my books have been set so far. I am blessed to be traveling with a group of 39 reader-friends and colleagues from many different states. Together with two travel professionals, we have been planning and dreaming about … [Read more...]

Where were you on that terrible day?

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Today we solemnly commemorate one of the most horrific days in American history, a day that has become known simply as 9-11. Sixteen years ago today, our son had been called home from college in Iowa to speak at the funeral of a high school friend who'd died tragically in a car accident on September 9. Trey was sleeping in the family room, when my husband rushed home from work in the middle of … [Read more...]

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