by Joanne | May 7, 2013 | Recipes
My family is really big on banana bread, probably because my husband and kids are not fans of ripe bananas š I’ve made a lot of these breads over the years, experimenting with different combinations and this recipe is one of our favorites! Typically in the past,...
by Joanne | Oct 2, 2012 | Be Still My Soul, My Publishing Journey, News and Updates
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...
by Joanne | Jun 26, 2012 | For Writers, My Journal, Writing
I had theĀ privilegeĀ of doing a writing workshop with a group of homeschooled girls a few weeks ago. We met at a gorgeous park, had a picnic and had a blast talking writing.Ā I asked them to come with their writing notebooks so I could learn more about what...
by Joanne | Jun 5, 2012 | Covers, My Publishing Journey, The Cadence of Grace Series, Waterbrook Multnomah
Let’s talk book covers. I LOVE book covers. A picture really is worth a thousand words. So I wanted to dig in a little deeper and give you some of my thoughts on the cover for Be Still My Soul. I’ll never forget the first moment I saw the cover. I opened...
by Joanne | May 29, 2012 | Writing
I posted this picture on my Facebook PageĀ a few weeks ago. If you were there, you might remember this sad little desk. It was neglected, misused and all those little cubbies were longing to live out their true purpose. One of my blogging compadres, Jamie, said that it...
