Deb Raney recently made a visit to Nashville, and we spent a quick—but oh so fun!—afternoon hitting some Nashville "musts!" Let's see if any of these would be on your "must" list! Deb and I have been friends since 2001 when we met at the first ever ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) conference in Kansas City. Been buddies—and writing critique partners—ever since! I took Deb to … [Read more...]

Today is one of those days that probably inspired the lyrics of that famous song: “Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but inside it’s so delightful. And since there’s no place to go…let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!” I live in Michigan, so there is plenty of snow here. But I lived in Canada for eleven years, so I know lots of great things to do on a blustery, winter day. Here are just a … [Read more...]

The new college term began on Monday of this week at both the local university and community college, and I am truly excited about it. Perhaps the most excited I've been since I began this back to school adventure. Up until now, with the exception of taking some tests on campus plus some college prep math attendance requirements, I have been an online student only. That works well for me. I am … [Read more...]

I am married to a dreamer. You would not think a software engineer would be such a dreamer, but he is. For years now, he’s been saying things like: “When we build a cabin and live up north…” “When we live in England, we’ll do so and so….” “When we live in Fiji…or Belize..." And I confess that I had fallen into the Grinch-like habit of  laying out all the reasons why those dreams … [Read more...]