March is in the books! (Well, almost.) And they’ve been great books at that. (For the most part.) Ready for some mini-reviews? Let’s go! Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe A coming of age story set in the …
The Unseen TBR Pile
When physical books were my go-to, my TBR (To Be Read, in case you aren’t familiar with the lingo!) pile sat on my nightstand. It started with one or two books as a young, busy mom. It morphed into half a dozen as the kids …
Seeking Quiet Headspace
I’m struggling to find quiet headspace these days—enough quiet downtime to let me think deeply. It gets that way sometimes when we have long strings of busy days, as we have recently had. When my thoughts whirl without end, I …
God and His Name
Have you ever had a season where you find yourself face to face with the same theme everywhere you turn in life? I’m currently in a season like this. And I’ve learned that such things warrant my close attention! In …
February reads
It’s been a month! How I managed a couple of extra books in fewer days includes several factors: The most fun thing is that so many of them have been such good reads. And—hold on to your hat!—FIVE non-fiction in …
A peek into my (very distant) past
This is a story of boxes lost and found. Or rather found, because I really didn’t know they were lost! When we sold our house in Rockwall after our move to Austin in 2015, I found some things we’d forgotten up in our …
Writing Influences in Historical Fiction
As a writer, I often get asked what my favorite book is. My answer is always a resounding, “I can’t pick just one!” The same answer rings true with the question, “What book influenced you to write historical …
Burns Night Supper
So my husband and I did a thing we never in a million years thought we’d do. We hosted a dinner party for twenty in our home. And not just any dinner party, mind you. No, we had a full-on Burns Night …
January Reads
A great start to a new reading year! My husband put all my Christmas stocking money into an Amazon gift card, so I bought several newer releases for my Kindle, as well as some on sale that have been on my wish list! It's so …
Three Plays in Three Days
We aren’t usually this social. And while we love musicals and plays, we don’t usually attend the theatre this often. But everything came together as a perfect storm, and we found ourselves in the audience three times …