The Winds of Change
It's one of those times of life for me. Great change is on the horizon. I feel it coming. It's exhilarating. Thrilling...and a little... intimidating. Why? Because change is different. The old will be no more and the new will come. I've been waiting for this for a...
What Songs Move You?
I'm really curious. Because music is super important to what I do. I'm a writer. But I'm also a mom. A mom with three kids at home (all day long!) It's not easy to balance homeschooling, a newborn, and writing. So when I sit down to write between the spelling lesson...
“When Does it Get Good?”
We drove to Utah this last week. Two toddlers, one newborn, eight hours. Yep. Fun times. Well, the anticipation for this trip has been building for a while. It's our annual ski/snowboard trip in the mountains. I know, I know--leave the mountains to go to the...
What Are Your Reading Quirks?
I'm curious...what do readers do, act like, think like while their reading. Seriously, its time to dish on your reading quirks. I want to know what's the strangest thing you've ever used as a bookmark. And whether or not you read the ending first. And how many pages...
Blogging Break, But Good News on the Way!!
Hi everyone. I'm spending the week writing, editing and trekking around with the fam so I'm taking a break from blogging this week, but I'll be back next Tuesday! And I have good news on the way. I am SOOOO excited. I can't wait to share! Happy 2012 and I will see you...
2011 Favorites
It's that time of year again. The time to give a virtual high five to my favorites of 2011. Granted, not all of the following books came out in 2011, but it's the year I had the pleasure of experiencing the talents of these amazing writers, so it's the year I shall...
The Moment I Forgot About Christmas
From 2011: It's been more than forty-eight hours now since my husband came home from work early in excruciating pain. More than forty-eight hours since I called his mom to see if she could rush him to the ER. I watched in near tears as our neighbor, who is a nurse,...
A Homemade Christmas
With the economy not what it used to be and many families looking to save money this Christmas season, it's no wonder more and more people are choosing to make homemade presents for their loved ones. Despite the sparkle and glitz of flashy holiday commercials, some...
An Advent of Giving: Our Family’s Twist
What is advent? It's a beginning. An arrival. An anticipation. All for the celebration of Christ's birth. And we celebrate it by pulling tootsie rolls and sticks of gum out of numbered felt squares. Really? That's the best we can do? Imagine anticipating the...
Welcome Baby Caleb!
As promised, here's the update on our new little addition! My November 18th due date came and went and it was quite clear our third baby had no interest in coming on time. In fact, I think he may have gotten hold of some super glue because the kid was snug as could...
Taking a break from blogging this week but I'm so thankful to have the most precious newborn in my arms and I promise to tell all about him in my next post! Here's a fun post on editing from one of my fabulous critique parters, Beverly Nault. Tighten, cut and burn...
2 Book Giveaway & Name Guessing Contest!!!
I can't tell you how many times people have tried guessing the name of our mystery boy. So I thought it would be fun to hold a contest. Of course every contest needs a prize, so I looked around at my bookshelves the other day and realized I had several books for...
New Release
