Research is one of my favorite parts of the writing process, because I get to live vicariously through others, and it’s like endless “take your child to work days.” And now I have an excuse to explore countless professions as part of my job.   While I haven’t figured out how to travel back in time yet and experience another period of history (if you’ve learned the secret to making … [Read more...]

From the time I was eleven years old, I knew I wanted to someday write a book. That someday came true, and this year marks a special anniversary in my writing life. Thirty years ago in 1996, my first novel, A Vow to Cherish, was published by Bethany House Publishers, launching my writing career—one I never dreamed would still be active three decades later! For the first few years, I … [Read more...]

 I've never paid too much attention to the book of Ecclesiastes, and have even heard that Solomon was a little off his rocker when he wrote it near the end of his life.  By then, of course, he had been pulled away from his devout love of God by his foreign wives, who influenced him to do all sorts of terrible and idolatrous things. But Ecclesiastes is chock full of wisdom--it's just a sort of … [Read more...]

Hi friends, and happy Wednesday!  I’m still on a high. I got to spend the better part of last week with my people—readers and fellow writers. It was Lynette Eason, Gabrielle Meyers, and little ol’ me, along with a fabulous group of readers. I had the BEST time. It was flawlessly organized by Mindelynn of Read Far and Wide.  Mindelynn is organized, creative, so fun to be around, and downright … [Read more...]