• Oct. 11th, 2012 More About Scrivener – Part 2

    I’m back at The Write Conversation today, sharing a few more of my favorite Scrivener features. Check it out!

  • Oct. 9th, 2012 My Hardwood Heart

    I hate carpet for one reason. You can’t clean it. You can get most of the spots out. But they’ll come back. Because they weren’t ever really gone. And that’s why I love the hardwood floors in my house. Herds of small children can run around carrying cups of purple grape juice and I don’t [ read more ]

  • Oct. 5th, 2012 Life with Lily

    I recently had the opportunity to take part in a unique blog tour. Instead of reviewing the book myself, I could ask a friend to read and review Life with Lily by Mary Ann Kinsinger and Suzanne Woods Fisher. I knew exactly who I would ask—my dear friend, Emily. Emily is an avid reader and a fabulous writer [ read more ]

  • Oct. 4th, 2012 More About Scrivener – Part 1

    I usually post over at The Write Conversation on the first Thursday of the month. In October, I’m crashing  The Write Conversation for two weeks in a row as I take another look at my favorite writing software – Scrivener . I’d love for you to come by and say hello!

  • Oct. 2nd, 2012 Unsettled

    Hosea 10:12~ Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. (ESV) I hesitated to post this today for two reasons. 1. It’s such a First World Problem. Are you familiar with this concept? The [ read more ]

  • Sep. 25th, 2012 How Intentional Have You Been Lately?

    How intentional have you been lately? I’ve been hit-or-miss. Mostly miss. Which is a shame, since INTENTIONAL is my word for the year . As we discussed last week , there are a lot of areas in my life where I feel like I’m wandering. Housework, motherhood, writing, etc. And as we discussed, not all wandering is bad. Sometimes, wandering is the direct will of God. But [ read more ]

  • Sep. 23rd, 2012 Currents :: 09.22.12

    Books: All things Tolkien. September 22 is the birthday of both Frodo and Bilbo Baggins. I think we should all eat at least eight times today to celebrate. Who’s with me? Writing: I just discovered that my heroine is an engineer. I thought she was a lawyer. Sigh. Home: We’re doing some redecorating at our [ read more ]

  • Sep. 18th, 2012 Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost

    I’m a wanderer.   I feel like I’m wandering in my own personal desert. Walking in circles. Retracing my steps. But never getting anywhere. I wander in my home. I had all the laundry caught up a few days ago. And I get to do it all over again today. I fixed supper last night. [ read more ]

  • Sep. 11th, 2012 The Gap

    A couple of weeks ago, I shared with you how God had been revealing Himself to me —in everything from lost earrings to scheduling conflicts. I was thankful. I still am. But… Why is there always a but? But what happens when everything goes wrong? We don’t like to talk about that part. Because it isn’t pretty. Just a few days after that [ read more ]

  • Sep. 7th, 2012 Love’s Reckoning

    A few months ago several of my writer friends mentioned that Laura Frantz writes great historical fiction. So when the fine folks at Revell gave me the opportunity to review her latest, Love’s Reckoning, I decided to see for myself. Oh. My. Goodness. Love’s Reckoning drew me in, transported me to post-Revolutionary Pennsylvania and reminded me of how much [ read more ]