What else would you like to do in life? If you could do anything, and do it well, what would you do? I’m talking, you, right now, with all your same life experiences. Same family, so town, same friends, same journey. No, you’re not suddenly daughter or son of Prince Charles. Or Bill Gates. You’re you. And if some how, …
Oh what a fun wedding reception
Elizabeth, me, Carrie, Tony and Sheree. Tony and me being clowning around. Our good friend Javier, pastor and worship leader extraordinaire also moonlighting as DJ for the wedding. I dedicated Diva Nashvegas to him. He’s married to gorgeous Brenda.
08.08.08
On 7.7.’77, I was sixteen, working at Publix in Cutler Ridge, FL. One of the bag boys, Ronny Paul, said today is 7.7.’77 and noted how many years it would be before we had 8.8.’88, and 9.9.’99 and now it’s 8.8.08. What’s in a number anyway? Here’s what I wrote in my diary on July 7, ’77. “Today is 7,7,’77 …
Laughter part two
Hubby has always made me laugh. We were friends for several years before we were married, and while he is an introvert and claims to have the emotional range of a “cow,” he’s also very funny. His humor is on the dry, slightly sarcastic side and comes from life observations. When I was growing up, my brother Danny developed a …
Drum roll please…. And now, Rachel Hauck….
… Bestselling author! I’m stunned but the August EPCA Bestseller List came out today and Sweet Caroline hit #5 on the Fiction list and #17 on the overall list. Thanks to everyone who purchased a copy of Sweet Caroline! Also, check out Jill Eileen Smith’s blog today. I’m her guest.
Do you remember laughing so hard…
There are times in my life I laughed so hard I couldn’t breathe. I laughed so hard that if I recall those moments now, years, perhaps decades later, I smile, maybe even chuckle. Can you remember those moments in your life? Laughter is so important heart. Proverbs tell us a merry heart works like medicine. I thought I’d recall the …
Let Them Eat Cake by Sandra Byrd
Please welcome my friend and author, Sandra Byrd! She has a wonderful chickmance I was proud to endorse, and Let Them Eat Cake was a finalist in this year’s Christy Awards! …Chick-lit never tasted so good! LET THEM EAT CAKE is one of those rare chick lit novels that integrates faith elements without being preachy, and includes plenty of romance …
Book Clubs
I love book clubs. There’s a resurgence of them these days – as well as things like knitting clubs. I met a fifteen year old girl who loved to knit. Tonight I was honored to join a book club who’d read Sweet Caroline. It was fun to meet and talk about the book, hear how the reader interpreted relationships and …
Sweet, Sweet Caroline, you go girl!
Good news! I came home from walking the dogs to find an email from the publicist at Thomas Nelson. She wrote, “Rachel, good news. Sweet Caroline hit the EPCA Bestseller List!” (translation: EPCA is Christian retailers) Woo hoo! The dear “girl” hit number 17 of the top 50 overall – which includes fiction and non fiction. And top 5 in …
Dignity in Death
Allison Wilson and I drove up to Kristy Dykes funeral yesterday. It’s always good to spend time with Allison, but we were both looking forward to Kristy’s home going ceremony. Unfortunately, we arrived late due to the keen-o feature of her husband’s Porsch-a 911. Automatically lock the doors if the key is not in the ignition. The fact that the …