A week ago today, I turned in my manuscript to my editor. Whew! It feels so good to meet a deadline and complete a project I've been working on for months! (That book, Reason to Breathe, will be in bookstores this fall!) I always try to take at least a week (and sometimes several weeks) off after I've finished a book. Of course, I can't just completely stop working for that long. There are … [Read more...]

Earlier this month ago, my daughter Kelsey and I journeyed to Waco, TX—the land of Chip and Joanna Gaines and all things Magnolia—and we had such FUN!! THANK YOU to everyone who'd been there before and gave us such fabulous advice on what to do and see. And since a picture paints a thousand words . . . Me and Kels at the start of our Magnolia weekend! … [Read more...]