“What a lonely place it would be to have a world without a wildflower!” ― Roland R Kemler Every spring I give myself at least one afternoon to go wildflower hunting. And so, since the sun was shining today and the wildflowers were bound to be blooming, I took off for the creek with the dogs, Marley and Frankie. That …
Practice being curious; want to know things; ask questions. ~Anders Holm Not long ago I invited any of you who wanted to do so, to ask me a question. A few of you took me up on that and today I’m answering those questions. Some of them I get asked often when I give a book talk, but I never …
What winter is this? Once when I mentioned a “winter” in the springtime on Facebook, some people had never heard of such things. Perhaps it’s mostly something farmers or country people come up with to label the cool snaps that come every year after spring is officially here. It will warm up and give us some beautiful days and then …
Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars. ~Nicholas Sparks Not long ago, I asked what questions you would like to ask me or perhaps any writer. I answered Lavon’s question about Hobbies, Ideas and Inspiration a week or so ago. You can click on the link if …
“The great gift of Easter is hope.” – Basil Hume I was so happy to be able to go to church on Easter Sunday this year. It seemed very strange when Easter rolled around last year and many churches, including ours, were dark due to the COVID19 pandemic. Of course, even though we didn’t get to have church services celebrating …
E-Book Deal on The Refuge – $1.99 I like books about sisters. I like to read them and I like to write about sisters in my books. Maybe that’s because I have two sisters and no brothers. Maybe because my mother had three sisters and no brothers. Maybe because my dad had one sister and no brothers. Maybe just because …
I’ve been a member of Goshen Baptist Church, small country church in my county for over fifty years now. It was the church my husband’s family were attending when we got married. My husband’s father was a tenant farmer, which means he worked a farm owned by someone else for half of the profits. They moved several times while Darrell …
When I posted my “Who Are You?” answers on Sunday, I invited you readers to ask any questions I didn’t answer. A few of you did that. Lavon asked, “Do you have other hobbies, besides writing?” I wouldn’t call writing a hobby, but my work. However, it is work I can do at home and somewhat set my own schedule. …
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde Have you ever asked yourself that question? Who are you? Ten years ago, I was asked to do a post for a fellow writer’s blog answering that question. I came across it today and thought maybe you would find it interesting. I changed a few things because who hasn’t changed …
May you have all the happiness and luck that life can hold—and at the end of your rainbows may you find a pot of gold. ~Irish Blessing Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’m not Irish, but I did wear green today. In fact, I changed my shirt to something green when I thought of the date. My mom’s birthday was yesterday. It …