I’m off to a booksigning at noon at the Grand Opening of a Sam’s Club in a neighboring town. People will be there looking for bargains, but we’ll see if they’re looking for bargains in reading. Most of the people I meet looking for bargains in reading tell me they’ve been shopping at yard sales. I had a lady the …
Lightning Strikes and Journals
We had a storm last night. The kind of lightning crashes that make a person cringe even when she’s safe inside. And that might make a smart person get up and unplug her computer. But the deadline for my edits on Angel Sister loom, so I kept on working through the lightning flashes. Until – and of course, you guessed …
Birthdays and Edits
The twins turn two today. Here they are checking out Oscar or maybe Oscar is checking them out. I’d put a picture of them both looking at me but last time they were here I couldn’t get them to stand still beside one another. Standing still is not their favorite thing. But they do like the dogs – as long …
Busy Is As Busy Does
Busy is as busy does. Yeah, I know. That’s not the real quote. That’s pretty is as pretty does. I’m sure every mother or grandmother in the world has said something similar at sometime or other. But I’m too busy right now to give the first thought to pretty. Well, maybe I’m still working on the pretty on the inside …
One Down; One to Go
Got my edits done for The Blessed. Just sent it off to the editor and got back one of those instant “out of the office” replies. But I got it sent in and that’s the big thing for me with everything else going on with my mom. I told my editor I did some of the edits in the middle …
Butterflies and Blog Tours
Butterflies and Blog Tours.~~ Sort of an odd combination, but then in another way it fits. First let’s talk butterflies. There seem to be more of them out here on the farm this year. Maybe all the nice rain and warm, very warm temperatures have been good for the butterfly population. Don’t you feel as if the Lord has sent …
Drifting in Time
My mom is one of the sweetest women anybody could ever want to know. She’s had a hard week with maybe a heart attack or stroke and a couple of falls that have left her bruised all over. The worst of it is how confused she’s been about how old she is, where she lives and who we are. ~~ …
Deadlines and Other Worries
Actually the deadline isn’t that much of a worry. I like having deadlines. That means some editor somewhere is wanting to read my story and then suggesting ways I can improve it before readers pick it up. I’m always ready to improve what I write. Of course, I do admit I have times I resist the improvement, but usually if …
Hearing Voices
I did a live internet radio show last Thursday night on Amish Wisdom with host Suzanne Woods Fisher. Suzanne is the talented and popular author of Amish fiction and non-fiction including the best selling novel, The Choice. On her show that airs every Thursday at 5 p.m. EST she interviews authors of Amish fiction, Bed & Breakfast owners, and others …
Summer Time Blessings
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. – Russel Baker ~~ I like seasons. I like spring and autumn and even a few weeks of winter as long as the snow doesn’t linger and the ice is only in the ice bins in the fridge. Hate those ice storms. And I like summer. Even …