This past weekend, we had the pleasure of hosting some dear friends from our Colorado days. Only, Jeff and Donna Crane live in Oklahoma now. We had such a wonderful time. Jeff, Donna, Tamera, Joe Even though we haven't seen them in years, we've stayed in touch. So we picked up right where we left off. Don't you love friendships like that? Jeff and Donna Crane, Kelsey and Kurt It's … [Read more...]
Hello, I’m Lenora :)
I’m the new kid on the block and I’m happy to be here. When Robin invited me to join, I was a bit intimidated by the roster of wonderful writers here. I’ve know some of them for a long time and I’m looking forward to getting to know the others. I’ve read many of their books. So I had a “girl fan” moment and thought “I’m not worthy.” When I turned to my husband to explain in a breathless bliss … [Read more...]
Close Encounters of the Best Kind
Every five years or so, the family I married into holds a reunion, and my husband, his mom, three brothers, "baby" sister, and as many of the grandkids—and now great-grandkids—as are able, gather at the designated place for a week of fun and adventure. After forty-plus years as a Raney myself, I'm here to testify that the Raneys have a corner on the "adventure market" and when you get twenty-five … [Read more...]
A Dedication . . . to My Father
I love reading the front part of a novel where an author dedicates the book to someone. It's always so touching to see the sweet words of love and appreciation. Most of the dedications are usually to family members, husbands, children, or parents. Sometimes authors will dedicate a book to an agent or a critique partner. Or sometimes the dedication will be more general to a group of people, like … [Read more...]
Adoption in Fiction . . . and in Life
Do you ever look back and can see how God is working and are amazed? Have you ever had a moment when you have an “ah-ha” moment and the only thing you can do is praise God? That happened to me today. That happened to me when I was writing this post. I sat down to write about a few of the books that include adoption. I was going to share first about my novel Love Finds You in Lonesome Prairie, … [Read more...]
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