• Sep. 4th, 2013 Dear Jesus…Amen

    I love hearing my kids find their voice as they learn to talk to God. Emma goes for loud and proud. “Dear Jesus,” she’ll begin, then we usually get a nice pause. This is followed by her thanking Him for something about her day, or the food, or something really random like swings or a… [ read more ]

  • Sep. 3rd, 2013 Trapped

    I read a lot. I read a lot of romantic suspense. I even try to write it. This combination of reading and writing has given me a pretty good idea of the elements that need to be present in a romantic suspense novel to keep everybody happy. This is both good and bad because sometimes… [ read more ]

  • Aug. 28th, 2013 Stranded

    There are few things that make me happier than walking to my mailbox and finding a new book. I particularly enjoy it when the book isn’t available for purchase yet. This is probably because I have the patience of a fruit fly and I don’t like waiting for anything. Right now, I’ve got four—that’s right—four… [ read more ]

  • Aug. 27th, 2013 Summer 2013 by the Numbers

    You may have noticed that it’s been a little quiet around here. Here’s why . . . Summer 2013 by the numbers: Number of days spent away from home … 25+ Number of trips to the pool … 15+ Number of playdates … 15+ Number of books read to the kids … 100+ Number of… [ read more ]

  • Jul. 20th, 2013 A Big Year for Lily

    A Big Year for Lily by Mary Ann Kinsinger and Suzanne Woods Fisher is the third book in the Adventures of Lily Lapp series. My friend Emily reviewed the first two, so this was the first time I’ve read one of the books in this series.  I must say, it was delightful. In book three,… [ read more ]

  • Jul. 15th, 2013 God’s Provision in Tough Times

    Once upon a time, as I sat in my office and went about a typical day, my phone rang. Prior to that phone call, if you had asked me, I would have told you (in all the wisdom my 25 years had afforded me) what my life was going to look like. My husband had… [ read more ]

  • Jul. 4th, 2013 I Want a Magic Bullet

    Ronie Kendig, Missy Tippens, Lynette Eason, Ginny Aiken I want a magic bullet. Somewhere there’s a book, a routine, maybe a diet, or even an outfit. Somewhere, there’s one thing I’m missing and when I find it, my publishing dreams will come true! Right? In my quest for the elixir of publishing success, I had… [ read more ]

  • Jun. 30th, 2013 Tired of Perfect Moms? Me, too.

    I’ve had so many conversations with friends recently about how tired we are of perfect moms. You know who I’m talking about. If Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram are any judge, they never have anything go wrong. Their kids never drive them crazy or make a mess or say a bad word. Ever. I try to… [ read more ]

  • Jun. 21st, 2013 Summertime is Kicking My Rear!

    Whoever ** said, “Summertime, and the living is easy” lied through his teeth. I say, “Summertime is kicking my rear!” Emma has school Monday – Thursday and gymnastics on Friday. Next week, James has T-ball camp from 10-12. We always have speech therapy on Thursdays. And we are slap in the middle of a two-week stretch… [ read more ]

  • Jun. 3rd, 2013 Commit to Staying Plugged In This Summer

    My two-year-old learned a hard lesson this week. The iPod doesn’t work unless it’s been charged. He doesn’t care that it has a cracked screen or that the operating system is so old we can’t download new apps to it—he loves to push the buttons and find the pictures and listen to the music. But… [ read more ]