This week we’re all jumping into a little “table talk.” We’ve posed a question based on one of our books. This week it’s Lisa Wingate’s book Blue Moon Bay: In the story, an estranged brother and sister rebuild bonds despite a past filled with family secrets.  Were there childhood adventures you shared with a sibling (or close friend)? A few …

Mt. Hood I was honored and thrilled to be invited to the Oregon Christian Writers Conference this year. What a great conference. Going on 50 years of encouraging writers to share the good news of Jesus Christ to readers. The staff and attendees were fabulous. Kind. Helpful. Eager to learn. Joy abounded at every meal. There was such a spirit …

As I was driving home from another day nursing my mother late Thursday evening, my thoughts turned to our Southern Belleview porch and this week’s conversation.  The other belles have given us a delightful tour of their various hometowns and offered suggestions on the many sights we could see if we were to drop in for a visit. To be …

If you were to head over to my neck of the woods, I’d tell you to make sure to visit the lovely uptown area. (Our lovely skyline is pictured above, courtesy of my daughter’s photo taking prowess.) For a long time when I was growing up, it was called “downtown” and it was not somewhere anyone went voluntarily. But a few years …

My kids won’t admit it yet, but they’re ready for school to start again. They’ve had enough laying around watching tv and vegging. They’re sick of the pool and crave the routine and direction that school provides. I’m not sure I am ready because school starting means carpool schedules and packing lunches again. But the time is a-comin so I might …

It’s true. I’ve scientifically confirmed it… Time flies! What have I been doing since my last blog? Mentoring, hosting company, plotting my next book… Working title An Uncommon Princess. I’d planned to be here more. After all this is my own, personal blog watering hole. But, alas, I’ve not meandered by. I’m writing today. Rewrites for Once Upon A Prince. …

I’m starting a new book. It requires a lot of thinking… A lot of staring at out the window. A lot of noodling. Let’s see, what is this book about? What story question can I ask? What is the journey of my protagonists. This will be my second book in the Royal Wedding Novels. The first “Once Upon A Prince,” …

Hey all! Just back from the International Christian Retail Show which took place this week at the Orange Country Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. It’s a straight shot from my house — about an hour plus — and I drove over Sunday night to spend a few days. I love trade shows. I love meeting people, catching up with old …

I had been teaching elementary school and coaching basketball and track for a year when I married Chris at the end of the school year, June 20, 1981.  He was in medical school and we got married on Saturday and he had to report in to a summer internship on Monday. When we moved to Indianapolis where he started his 2nd year …