• Dec. 4th, 2012 Joy in the Moment

    I’m a wife, mother, and writer. I’m a daughter, sister, and friend. I’m a reader, knitter, and scrapbooker. I’m a cook, maid, and seamstress. I’m an engineer, manager, and bookkeeper. With all that stuff going on, you’d think I’d be fulfilled. Nope. Not even close. More often than not, I feel anxious. Desperate. Inadequate.   [ read more ]

  • Nov. 27th, 2012 Don’t Forget to Slow Down

    I’m no Scrooge. Far from it. I’m a present shaking, Christmas music listening, holiday baking, 38-year-old wanna-be elf. But even my twinkle light loving self has to admit that a part of me looks at the December calendar with more dread than delight. There’s just so much to do! And so little of me to do [ read more ]

  • Nov. 21st, 2012 Busy…Very Busy

    You may have noticed that the blog has been a little quiet for the past couple of weeks. I am sorry about that, but I’ve been busy. First, it was the stomach bug that attacked every member of my family. I’ll spare you the gory details. But we recovered. I did laundry for a week. And [ read more ]

  • Nov. 9th, 2012 Placebo

    Placebo by Steven James Placebo is the first book in Steven James’ new series, The Jevin Banks Experience. Jevin Banks is an illusionist with a successful stage show, a wife, and twin sons. Until tragedy lays him bare. Placebo opens with a first chapter that is so painful to read, I kept having to remind myself that [ read more ]

  • Nov. 1st, 2012 You Know You’re A Writer When…

    It’s November 1st. The day when writers all over the world flex their fingers and dive in to the wild and crazy ride that is NaNoWriMo . In case you aren’t familiar with that acronym it stands for National Novel Writing Month and the idea is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. I’ve done it [ read more ]

  • Oct. 30th, 2012 Books…books…books!

    Shelves waiting to be filled. First, an update on Addie Reese . Her recovery has been nothing short of miraculous! She is currently on a rehab floor at the hospital in Charlotte, and they are already talking about outpatient therapies for her when she comes home. Thank you for praying for this sweet little girl and her [ read more ]

  • Oct. 23rd, 2012 Prayers for Addie Reese

    I had something else planned for today, but it can wait. Today, I would like to ask you to take the time you would normally spend reading this post to pray for Addie Reese and her family. Addie Reese is the 7-year-old daughter of my friend Alexis. She fell from a tree on Saturday and cracked [ read more ]

  • Oct. 21st, 2012 Currents::10-20-12

    Books: Finished The Meaning of Marriage by Tim and Kathy Keller. This should be required reading for everyone—single, dating, married—doesn’t matter. Amazing Biblical insights. (Available through the Greenville County Library system…just sayin’). Writing: I terrorized a mall full of children this week. I’m not sure what I think of myself right now! (Disclaimer: No real children were frightened in the [ read more ]

  • Oct. 16th, 2012 Detailed Directions? Not exactly…

    I like detailed directions. Extremely detailed. If you ever need directions to my house, I don’t just say turn left on this street and right on that one. Oh no. I include important information such as “Approximately 8/10 of a mile after you turn left you’ll come to a curve that makes you feel like [ read more ]

  • Oct. 12th, 2012 When A Heart Stops

    When A Heart Stops Book 2 in the Deadly Reunions Series Back in May of 2011, I reviewed Too Close to Home by Lynette Eason . It was the first in the 3-book Women of Justice series and all three were excellent. Then, I eagerly read When the Smoke Clears—the first book in Lynette’s new Deadly Reunions series—as soon as it became available. ( You can read my review here [ read more ]