I just turned in a second round of edits on my upcoming release, When the Meadow Blooms, that will be available May 2, 2022. Normally, at this stage I don’t have to do a great deal of editing except for places where a deleted line or a change of wording can make the reading better. But this time, my editor …
Corncrib Memories
If you’ve been stopping by here to see what I have to say now and again, then you know I’m a country girl. I grew up on a farm where my dad raised beef cattle although we never said beef cattle back then. They were just cows. Usually a mixture of colors and kinds. Dad did prefer Herefords. They were …
A Perfect Fall Day for a Hike
“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” ~John Muir Sometimes in the fall season of the year, you are gifted with a perfect day of sunshine, short sleeve temperatures, and friends who want to take a hike in the woods. That was my gift today as this crew of hikers showed up to take a …
1st Sunday Devotional – With Wings Like Eagles
You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren. ~William Henry Hudson As I wrote in my last post, our family went on a short vacation to the Barren River Lake. The lake was beautiful and I was especially excited when I read in the information about the place that October started the time of the …
“I Love this Family”
“Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future.” – Gail Lumet Buckley My husband and I just got back from a trip with his two brothers and sister and their spouses. We talked and laughed and remembered. The way we do every time we get together, we told some …
Trick or Treat Riddles
Do you love riddles? Sometimes when I use them on my Friday Smiles posts on my Facebook page, my readers call them groaners. That’s what makes them fun. Silly but still fun. Especially if you are young at heart. Last week when I posted some of those riddle groaners, a reader confessed that she used to love telling her family …
Cover Reveal for When the Meadow Blooms
Here’s the early two line info about the book that is being posted on some internet book sites. Widow Rose Meadows eagerly accepts her brother-in-law’s offer for her and her two daughters to live on his farm after her treatments in a sanatorium finds them needing a home. But is this scarred and reclusive man ready for all the changes …
A Book Title Matters
One of the most fun and sometimes hardest things about getting a book finished to send out to readers is picking the right title. A title can pull you into a story and make you look closer at this or that book. I’ve had titles that jumped out at me from a bookstore shelf and just almost demanded I pick …
Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #26
Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! • The hunt BEGINS on 10/21 at noon MST with Stop #1 at LisaTawnBergren.com. • Hunt …
Coming Soon – Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt
Fun coming your way this week with the chance to win some great prizes in the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt. If you haven’t taken part in one of these hunts, then you’ve missed out on a great way to find out about new books and discover new authors. This year 26 authors are taking part with a wide variety of …









