Morning friends, I'm out the door to Bowling Green, Kentucky soon and am eager to see those of you who are gathering at the Bob Kirby Branch of the Warren County Public Libraries tonight. We're going to have fun. But first, a giveaway! Enter to win a Kindle FIRE and my newest release Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, I’ve long held a strong connection with … [Read more...]
Hidden within the pages . . .
A while back, a friend forwarded me a link to a fabulous collection of antique books. The books were wonderful in and of themselves, but what made them truly spectacular was the art hidden within the pages. Not illustrations inside the text, but hidden paintings secreted in the fan of page edges. The art is called fore-edge painting. When the book is closed the art is invisible. It can only be … [Read more...]
Once in a Lifetime
Have you ever taken a trip that left such an impression, you knew it would linger with you forever? I've had a handful of those experiences. The first was a mission trip I took with my mom and brother to Nairobi, Kenya when I was 16 years old. Seeing people who lived in poverty yet sang with enthusiastic joy to the Lord and offered hospitality with a generosity of spirit that still puts me to … [Read more...]
Lovely Budapest, Hungary & Vienna, Austria
Last week, my husband and I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Budapest and Vienna with 29 Belmont MBA students. It was a fun—and mostly enjoyable (more on that below)—week. Here are some glimpses... The first evening upon our arrival, we enjoyed a delicious dinner cruise on the Danube River. Isn't the Hungarian Parliament Building (circa 1904) stunning at night? The … [Read more...]
Great Expectations… Meeting Dickens
This weekend, a friend and I went to a one-man play starring Charles Dickens’s great-great grandson. Seeing him was the main draw, I admit. I went knowing little about the play itself, except that one of my writer friends (Michelle Griep) had loved it. Two other friends had also seen it, but warned me their husbands had nodded off during the show. So, I went with no “great expectations,” but … [Read more...]
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