Welcome to my friend, Susan Meissner, and one of my favorite authors. Susan’s writing inspires me and her last release, Shape of Mercy, stayed with me for weeks. Susan’s new release, White Picket Fences is out and I’m looking forward to this amazing story. Readers of emotional dramas that are willing to explore the lies that families tell each other …
4 Writers and Me on what makes us feel MOST like ourselves
In Oprah’s eponymous magazine, there’s a fun article: “4 Authors on What Makes Them Feel Most Like Themselves. Among the featured authors was Anne Lamott, author of Bird by Bird, Traveling Mercies, and Imperfect Birds. Here’s Anne’s answers. I look most like myself…in worn jeans and a tight-ish white T-shirt. I act most like myself…at church, overeating after worship. I …
Siri Mitchell Winners and the weekend
Congratulations to Carol Jarvis, Angie Brennan and Crystal Offhaus, winners of Siri’s latest books! I actually had two copies of Constant Heart so I picked an extra winner. Send me your snail mail ladies! 🙂 Click on the Contact page and send it through there. So, what’s planned for the weekend? I’m going into “deep dark mode” meaning submerging myself …
Is there a med out there for blogfobia?
Because I think I have it. A disease. Blogfobia. See, I can’t even spell phobia! How’d it all start, Rachel, you ask. Well, um, see, a loooong time ago, 2002, I started blogging in Diaryland. Just fun little tidbits about my days, news of my writing, my first book contract, life at the office. Which, btw, was nothing like the …
Spending time with author Siri Mitchell
I’ve always been a Siri Mitchell fan. Of her writing. Of her person.This summer I read her newest release “Love’s Pursuit” on a plan ride to Washington D.C. I was captivated. Loved, loved, loved the book. I saw Siri in D.C. as well as her editor, Dave Long. I had to gush to both of them about the story and …
A weekend with family
I drove to Knoxville for the weekend with Lola to see my Mom, baby brother and baby sister. Middle brother and big brother couldn’t make it. We had a blast. So fun to hang out, and run with the kids at the park. The closeness in Grandma’s living room got a bit… hmm… close! But it was worth it. My …
Sitting in Dunkin Donuts on a Wednesday morning
My car’s in the shop, thus I’ve been thrust into the Dunkin Donuts next door to wait and work. So far, resisting donuts has been easy. I do love a good donut, but hate the fat-and-I’m-still-hungry feeling that follows. All. Day. Tomorrow I take off for Tennessee to see my mom, youngest brother and youngest sister and their broods. I …
Intervention by Terri Blackstock
Terri Blackstock‘s new book Intervention was inspired by her personal experiences with her daughter’s addictions. Six years ago she became aware that her daughter (then in her early twenties) had a severe prescription pill addiction that was killing her, and she hired an interventionist to convince her daughter to go to treatment. After a grueling few hours, her daughter agreed …
College Game Day
It’s college football season — a whole four months of “holidays” for me. I love this time of year. Love college football. We don’t have a TV with Dish or cable hookup, so I miss watching games at random, having the TV on all day, so we have to select our time to go out and watch games. Usually, Ohio …
Real thank you speech
Caught in a swirl of busyness between teaching a continuing ed class at ACFW and leading worship, I didn’t think much about the Book of the Year Award. Probably, a bit of that on purpose so I wouldn’t focus on winning or losing. Saturday night, I wasn’t prepared to hear my name and book called. I’d not prepared a speech, …