Lemon ~ Poppy Seed Waffles
My husband's family has a long standing tradition. His dad is German and one thing that's a must every Christmas Eve is a dinner of waffles and sausage. We're not talking any ol' waffles and sausage. We're talking the good kind. His mom goes out and buys all types of...
In our weakness He is strong
I had one of those weeks this week. Made up of days that were just one of those days. The kind of days that make us want to sit on the kitchen floor and eat cookie dough right out of the mixer. Know what I mean? All my rotten frailties were hung up like laundry on a...
Behind The Scenes: A Book Cover Photo Shoot
Today, we have the pleasure of chatting with Mike Heath from Magnus Creative, the photographer who shot all three covers of the Cadence of Grace Series. When I first saw the cover for Be Still My Soul, I couldn't pass up the chance to email him and say thank you for...
Vlog: Caring about Characters in Fiction
Welcome to another vlog! After reading Love's Reckoning by Laura Frantz, I wanted to talk about characters and what makes a book memorable to you. I would love to chat in the comments, so please feel free to weigh in with your thoughts! After playing this back, I...
A Peek Into Edits
In honor of a tight editing deadline on not one but two manuscripts, both of which are due by the end of the month, I'm taking a little blogging break this week. Here's a little snapshot of what I'm up to: Edits for my next book, THOUGH MY HEART IS TORN are due in 10...
Moonshine Pecan Pie with Butterscotch
Moonshine is a real part of Appalachian culture, and because of this, I wanted the scenes in Be Still My Soul that revolve around it to be as authentic as possible. I also wanted Gideon's journey to be real. As the hero of the story, he struggles with putting alcohol...
Hope Chronicles: Lonnie Sawyer
**While the giveaway is now closed, I hope you will enjoy Lonnie's letter below!** The Hope Chronicles is a blog hop and journal between 5 historical romance authors. Our desire is to bring you lasting hope through these letters, grounded in the hope of our...
Thankful Harvest and Molasses Sugar Cookie Recipe + A Giveaway
It is my absolute pleasure to welcome a guest poster to the blog today! Melissa K Norris is a writer and a pioneer girl at heart. Her new book, Pioneering Today, was recently released and after eagerly awaiting the chance to order my copy, it just so happens to have...
Book Releases, Writer’s Conferences and Friends
I know that's a lot to pack into one post but that's what the last two weeks have been filled with! Let's start at the beginning. Book Releases. Wow. It's been AMAZING! We kicked off the release of BE STILL MY SOUL with a book launch party that was so much fun. I...
Folk Music Spotlight: Audrey Assad- Sparrow
Why am I blogging about a song? Well, I’ve decided to spotlight folk music now and again for two reasons. 1. I LOVE folk music. It’s pretty much my favorite genre outside of worship music. And there are some really awesome artists and songs out there…so this is me...
Trusting in the Lord
Some of you know that I recently turned in the first round of edits for the second book in the Cadence of Grace series. I had been hit with a few bad cases of writer's block. Bad writer's block. Which meant that the edits were very slow going and as the deadline...
A Very Special Day!
Today is a big day. A huge day. And I find myself a little short on words. Because exactly eight years ago, I married my best friend in the whole wide world. Today we get to be together. Spend time together, just the two of us and tonight, it's a table for two...
New Release
