• Jul. 14th, 2014 I Blame the Kale

    I blame the kale. All pre-chopped and bagged. It’s why I took the kids into the store in the first place. Have you ever been to Trader Joe’s ? It’s—interesting. The layout is odd, it’s significantly smaller than I thought it would be, and the shopping carts are tiny. On this morning, I plopped my three-year-old into [ read more ]

  • Jun. 9th, 2014 Beneath A Navajo Moon by Lisa Carter

    Hi Everyone!! I’ve missed you! I’ve been writing non-stop, but none of it has been for the blog. I entered a contest and to my utter shock, I made it into the final round. Last night at 9:30 p.m., I hit “send” and a full manuscript is now in an editor’s hands. I may be [ read more ]

  • May. 19th, 2014 Silenced by Dani Pettrey

    I’m so excited about today’s post. We’ve got a great book, an opportunity to win a FREE copy from Bethany House publishers, and a fun sweepstakes you can enter. All of these great opportunities are in celebration of the release of Silenced, the fourth book in Dani Pettrey ‘s Alaskan Courage series. The Alaskan Courage series follows [ read more ]

  • May. 17th, 2014 Haunted by Charity Tinnin

    I know things have been a little, okay, a LOT, quiet around here lately, but there’s a great reason. I’m writing. All.The.Time. I entered a contest in February and made it into the third round! So that means that my laptop has been fired up and my fingers have been flying, but it’s all been [ read more ]

  • Mar. 19th, 2014 What’s Your Hoodie? (Or, what happens when a chubby, Jesus-loving girl joins CrossFit)

    Yep. That’s me. Deadlifting 190 pounds. I joined Five Forks CrossFit in November. I know. I’m surprised, too. My husband’s been doing CrossFit for years, but when a new box (that’s what a CrossFit facility is called) opened a few miles away, he finally convinced me to give it a try. I love it. Well, except for the [ read more ]

  • Mar. 17th, 2014 Finishing Is Hard

    It’s finished. Well…for the most part. Nine weeks and two days after the pipes burst (that’s 65 days folks – not that I’ve been counting or anything), the construction has been completed.  I’m ecstatic. I’m also exhausted, and a bit apprehensive, because there is still so much to do. Oh, the construction is finished. The [ read more ]

  • Mar. 9th, 2014 It Snowed on My Renovation

    It snowed on my renovation. Twice. I live in South Carolina. This kind of winter weather occurs maybe once a decade. But just let my house get torn apart, let me be waiting for paint and granite, let me get to a point where people are watching me for signs of imminent implosion, and then, [ read more ]

  • Feb. 21st, 2014 Because the Second Half is Exhausting

    I love figure skating. It’s one of my favorite parts of the Winter Olympics, right up there with curling, because let’s face it, curling is cool. Anyway. Figure skating has seen its share of drama, some of which led to a complete overhaul of the scoring system a few years ago. Now, the skater sits [ read more ]

  • Jan. 17th, 2014 Every Good and Every Perfect Gift

    I saw it in his eyes. The flash of confusion followed hard by disappointment. His five-year-old heart sank as he examined the new Lego Fire Truck complete with firemen, hoses, and a house with the roof ablaze. He looked at me and my heart melted when he said, so low I could barely hear him, [ read more ]

  • Jan. 12th, 2014 No One To Trust by Lynette Eason

    There are only a handful of authors whose books shoot to the top of my to-be-read pile as soon as they become available. Lynette Eason is one of those authors. No One To Trust is the first novel in her new Hidden Identity series. I was a little sad to say goodbye to the characters in the Deadly Reunions Series [ read more ]