Perhaps it's the time of year with the holidays almost upon us (can you even believe it!), but lately I've been far more aware of how incredibly blessed I am. I'm currently in BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) and we're studying the book of Revelation, and each week I find my gratitude for God's Word deepening, same as my thirst for it. I love the screen savers available at SheReadsTruth.com. In … [Read more...]

I’ve had my stubborn moments. Times when I’ve refused to do what I’m asked. When I’ve folded my arms and refused to budge. An incident in seventh grade art class comes to mind. The teacher assigned a short research report on any famous artist we chose. I liked art class. I liked our teacher, an exotic woman who wore her hair in a chignon and dressed in Bohemian clothes and seemed wildly … [Read more...]

Registration for Spring 2016 college classes is fast approaching, so I spent last Friday morning, combing through the catalog, trying to decide what to take next term. Possibly take, I should say, since I've learned that a listing in the catalog doesn't always mean a course is offered in a particular term. I will still be enrolled in the College Math Prep class. What should I mix with … [Read more...]

Recently I attended the Jane Austen Society of North America’s  Annual General Meeting (JASNA AGM), held this year in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The 4+ day event is a literary conference and celebration of author Jane Austen, attended by hundreds of men and women. (Ok, mostly women.) Because I write novels set in the Regency time period when Austen’s novels were published, I see the conference … [Read more...]