2019 ACFW Carol Award WinnerAll week they’d said he could go at any moment. There wasn’t much time left. He would be taking his last breath… soon. But my incredibly intellectual, stubborn, always-in-control father held on. I wasn’t sure I would make it in time to see him, but I did. I wasn’t sure my son–Dad’s first grandchild–would get to see him, but he …
The Battle for Satisfaction
I don’t know about you, but the past few years have been a bit more difficult than most for me. (And I’m not just talking about COVID, even though that has been a huge factor.) The last few months have been chaos. From October through the end of December, I had three different, awful respiratory illnesses that knocked me off …
Part 2 – The Journey of a Million Miles Begins with a Single Step
The rest of the story… Let’s rewind for just a minute. I told you I was an author. Which meant, up until a few months ago, I sat… A LOT. Granted, I was working and working and working. (With four and five books releasing a year, that’s a ton of words to write and edit.) But I knew something needed …
Part 1 – The Journey of a Million Miles Begins with a Single Step
This is your invitation to join me on an adventure. Yes, I’m talking to you. No matter how old you are. Young or old. No matter how in-shape or out-of-shape you are. Big or small. No matter how many times you’ve started something and haven’t followed through or finished. Come along with us—Walk, Run, Swim, Bike, Row, Crawl, Dance—all the …
A Liar and A Thief
Don’t you love reading about characters who are seriously flawed? Well, Michelle Griep and I both have brand new releases this month and our heroines are interesting to say the least. One is a storyteller (a liar), and the other has a history of thievery. So we decided to bring you a fun giveaway. The grand prize winner will receive …
Wonder if Mom Would Write Me a Note for an Excuse…?
I wasn’t expecting to get knocked flat by the you-know-what crud at Christmas. Even when it seemed like the rest of the world all had it at the same time. With my asthma and my lung issues after a nasty case of Pertussis years ago, I had avoided it like… well, like the plague. I am VERY thankful that I’m …
Eating Our Words
Well… now we’ve done it. A bunch of crazy authors got together (it’s actually our Mastermind Group) and decided to create a new community for our readers and friends. We would LOVE to have you join us. The brand new Facebook community for readers is called Eating Our Words, co-hosted by Tracie Peterson, Kimberley Woodhouse, Jocelyn Green, Becca Whitham, Jaime …