Jennifer Parker, the graphic designer who has designed all four of the covers for my Bethany House novels, is a very gracious person.  I may have a bit of a frustrated graphic designer within me because I always ask Jennifer inquisitive questions about my covers.  She always answers them with great patience.  She sends me 'behind the scenes scoop' on the creation of my covers.  And I send her … [Read more...]

I crashed a book club last week, and oh what fun it was! I was supposed to Skype with this group of sweet gals at 7PM but since the hostess didn't live that far from me, I decided to surprise them instead. So I parked down the street and called in at 7PM as planned—as I was walking up the sidewalk to the house. The husband answered the door, and I put my hand over the phone and asked him … [Read more...]

I just drove down to the post office to mail an old, worn-out pair of shoelaces to a cat! It had to be one of the weirdest packages I’ve ever sent. But Dexter, who is my “grand-cat,” was lost without those shoelaces and overjoyed to have them back. Before you think I’ve gone off the deep end, here’s the story. I’ve written about Dexter before—how he was a homeless, rescue cat that no one wanted. … [Read more...]