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Are we ready for fall? And a giveaway?

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It's that time of year. The days are getting shorter and the air is getting cooler. I like fall. It's time to settle down and get more work done after finding excuses to goof off during the summer. It's time for soup and pumpkins, football and s'mores, mums in pretty pots and leaves falling gently to the ground. It's that time before the harshness of winter when we can enjoy a long walk or a nice … [Read more...]

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...]

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