I love berries. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, black berries, anything with an ‘errie’ in it! ~Jordin Sparks I went raspberry picking yesterday. The rains keep coming down and the fields are wet. The day was steamy. The field where the raspberries grow in the fence row is chest high with grass since the hay hasn’t been cut yet. But I …
Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that’s why I call you dad, because you are so special to me. (Wade Boggs) Since it’s Father’s Day, I thought this would be a good time to share some Dad pictures and thoughts. My dad has been gone for a number of years but …
For some of my books, the publishers have designed graphics with quotes from the stories. They usually let me pick them out. Sometimes I can find one sentence that I think tells a bit of the story and makes you get a feel for the character or setting. But often I want to include more that one sentence. After all …
“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” ~Frank Herbert Frank Herbert was a science fiction writer best known for his books, Dune and its five sequels. So he did keep going with those stories for a good long while. Here’s another quote along the same line. “A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily …
The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul. ~Alfred Austin Do you have a garden? I’m a farm girl so having a vegetable garden has always felt like a necessity and not a …
If the water’s flowing the wrong direction then maybe you’re not where you thought you were. And if you’re not where you thought you were, where are you? I often walk down a rocky creek that meanders through a narrow valley toward the river. Other small creeks come down through the hollows to join up with it. I sometimes approach …
“Love at first sight is easy to understand; it’s when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.” ~Sam Levenson Seeing my granddaughter get married in a beautiful ceremony last weekend has me thinking how weddings have changed over the years. Weddings today can be very elaborate events with brides in beautiful …
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin I had the privilege and joy of seeing my oldest grandchild get married this weekend. The wedding was lovely with much smiling and a few tears too as I watched my granddaughter step into the next part of her life. But her wedding …
“This book had me at the heartstrings right from the get-go.” (Read is to Breathe Review of River to Redemption) I was sitting here wondering what to write about for my post tonight when I got a Facebook message with pictures from a writer friend, Ginger Biggs Harrington, who was attending the Selah Book Awards event. Seems my book River …
If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book. (J.K. Rowling) In 2005, my first inspirational novel, Scent of Lilacs, was published. It had been several years since I’d had the fun of having a book published. So when that book was released, it was almost like having a first ever book published again. In fact …