My husband loves baseball. It’s his happy place. Watching a baseball game (in person) destresses him like nothing else. I like baseball. I’ve followed the Texas Rangers since childhood. My family of origin as well as Jeff and …
Books I want to re-read
While cataloging and arranging my home library recently, I ran across several books I haven’t read in a long while. Of course, that’s the majority of them, right? But a few I marked as ones I want to re-read. But first, …
February reads
A little bitty month (even with a day extra!) but several great big reads—including 2 (yes, you read that right—2!) non-fiction books! Here you go. . . The Relentless Elimination of Hurry by David Mark Comer A …
A Marathon of Kindness released!
My final book in the Guideposts series Secrets from Grandma’s Attic has been released! In fact, the entire series is now drawing quickly to a close. What a fun experience it has been! But let me share with you a little about …
Thrifting Finds
When I started putting my house back together, I decided I wanted it “finished”--as in things on the walls, decorative pieces arranged, etc. So I worked with my interior designer friend to that end. Thankfully she’s the kind …
My Library and Book Buddy
When we put our house back together in December, we saved our library for last. The reason was two-fold. First, we had our bookshelves re-stained and they weren’t finished until late December. Second, we wanted to …
January Reads
I did a bit of reading this month! And an eclectic group of novels it is. (I know, I should have thrown in at least one non-fiction. Maybe next month. I have a few on my shelf I want to get to!) Let’s dive in! A Million …
A Week of Introverting
My husband was gone all week on a business trip. And I stayed at home. I don’t do that very often, but I just wanted to be in my house after so long out of it. I had planned to have my dear friend visit …
Story Shift
There are two kinds of writers in this world. Well, perhaps three. Plotters Pantsers Hybrids Plotters plan the story before writing. They know where it’s going and what comes next. Pantsers are …
Playing by Heart book trailer
I was cleaning up some files on my computer lately and realized that though I’d made book trailers for three of my full-length novels, I hadn’t done one for the fourth! I resolved to fix that as soon as I was able. I …