Right now I'm in the season of writing where I'm wrapping up one project and preparing ideas for new books. It means, a dizzying array of what ifs are playing through my mind. On Saturday morning I found twelve ideas just flipping through the headlines of the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal. Now I need to massage them, combine them, and see what comes out to play. [Tweet "Join … [Read more...]
Have you visited the Chicory Inn yet? (A giveaway!)
[This giveaway has ended. Thank you for all the wonderful comments. I just drew a winner for the five-book Chicory Inn series and it is...drumroll, please... MARY TULLILA.] No, the Chicory Inn isn't a real place, but after writing five novels set in the charming bed and breakfast run by the Whitman family (alas, they aren't real either), the setting in fictional Langhorne, Missouri feels very, … [Read more...]
Prayer Prompts
Last time I was here, I talked about how a trip to Jordan brought a perspective change. I'd never been to the Middle East, and now I can't wait to go back. I have something of wanderlust, where once I've been somewhere, I usually leave part of my heart there. As a result, as my plane is taking off, I often start asking God when I can return. [Tweet "Do you have a #prayer #prompt? @cara_putman … [Read more...]
Almost a Member of the Family
I painted our coffee table last weekend and as I stroked a brand new, beautiful shade of dusty aqua onto the old nicked, scarred white paint, I couldn't help but think of all the memories that little ten-dollar table held. When I bought this curvy table at Goodwill twelve years ago, we had just bought our first home. The table was two tones of cheap wood, desperately in need of refinishing, but … [Read more...]
A Fresh, New Year
For the past few years, New Years has become a bigger celebration in our family than Christmas. Because of all the teachers in our family, and the fact that our kids all live far from home, it makes more sense for us to get together and celebrate Christmas, Ken's birthday (Dec. 30), and New Years during the week between Christmas and New Years. We did that this past week and it was every … [Read more...]