by Joanne | Apr 23, 2013 | My Journal
Last week was quite a week! Last Monday I turned in a huge round of revisions that I honestly didn’t think I would survive–and Sunday got dubbed “the day of the nervous breakdown”…but with God’s grace and help, it all came together!...
by Joanne | Mar 26, 2013 | Adventures in Country Living, My Journal
The man on the mandolin, there? That’s my DAD. 🙂 Most folks call him “Buddy Mike” because he’s a friend to everyone. If you saw the pictures from the book launch party, he was the music and folks had such a great time singing along.  He...
by Joanne | Feb 5, 2013 | My Journal
Yesterday was one of those days. One of those days where I cried. A lot. It was one of those days when life just seemed to throw one curve ball after another. One hurt after another. One misstep after another. I felt so vulnerable. So human. So empty. I felt like I...
by Joanne | Dec 11, 2012 | My Journal
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...
by Joanne | Nov 20, 2012 | My Journal
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...
by Joanne | Oct 23, 2012 | For Writers, My Journal
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...
