You might notice this post has gone up later in the day than usual for me. That’s because we are heading home from another great trip to Boston and it was a late night last night! But more about that later. Last year, …
New Seasons of British TV
We are huge fans of British TV, mostly for the depth of character in the storytelling. And the accents. And the scenery. Anyway, a whole slew of our shows—almost all of them murder mysteries (which at this moment are not …
Thoughts on the eclipse and God’s glory
We got to see the total eclipse on April 8. It was so much more awe-inspiring than I expected it to be. But as the world turned back to light and I started my short walk home, I started thinking about the brilliance of the …
Total Solar Eclipse!
I don’t know what you are doing on Monday, April 8, but North and Central Texas residents are in a frenzy over the coming total solar eclipse. Since the path runs through Dallas-Ft. Worth and down to Austin, many of our small …
Prince Edward Island
We love traveling to literary places. Way back in the spring, before we knew all the challenges we would face this year, Jeff scheduled our vacation to Prince Edward Island. He picked it for two reasons: First, it would be …
Still Learning: The Great Courses
Jeff and I both lamented the end of our college years. We wished we could stay there forever. Not for the parties or the football games or the lack of real responsibility. No, we wanted to stick around and take more classes. …
The Temporal vs. the Eternal
We often take it for granted that the structures we build on this earth will stand. But as we’ve learned with our house in recent months, that isn’t always the case. So it hit me a little bit harder when I heard the news …
Turning Research into a Story
My second book in Guidepost’s Secrets from Grandma’s Attic series came out this month. I had so much fun researching and writing this story. For the historical mystery in this book, I latched on to a fact from a previous …
Back to Boston
We’ve been to Boston many time, but it is fitting that we were in Boston this week as we celebrated our country’s birthday. After all, it was the scene of so many events of the revolutionary era—and home to so many of the …
A Quick Trip to Boston
When my husband got asked to speak in Boston I jumped at the chance to tag along. Not only do we love the city, but we love getting to spend time with our daughter who lives there. The trip started with checking in to a …