From Small Beginnings
I had the privilege last week of speaking to a wonderful group of women who volunteer for the International Bible League, an organization I love to support. I…
Read to Me!
One of the things I love about being a grandmother is reading books to my granddaughter. Lyla is sixteen months old and already has her favorites. One of…
Living Boldly
If you lived in the age of the explorers, would you have had the courage to sail across the ocean on a ship like this one? I toured…
The Sabbath Table
One of my favorite weekend pastimes is celebrating the Sabbath with our Jewish family and friends. In the hours before I arrive, they will have been hard at…
Apple Pie and Other Treasures
It was supposed to be a fun excursion to do research for my next book, but icy rain poured from the winter sky as our friends, Paul and…
The Secret
The fairy-tale-themed wedding was lovely. My husband’s nephew and his bride made a beautiful couple. Afterwards at the reception, the DJ invited the bride and groom and all…
10 Things You Might Not Know About Lynn Austin
I grew up in New York State in the Hudson Valley about 60 miles north of New York City. As the middle sister of three, I’m blessed to…
The End
Typing “The End” at the end of a manuscript is one of my most satisfying moments as a writer. It comes after months of sitting at my desk…
Different
The young man who stood alone on the pier, gazing out at Lake Michigan was different from me in many ways—his age, his ethnicity, and his style of…
Dad and Charlie
My husband Ken had a best friend growing up named Charlie. In a time when kids rode bicycles all over town, explored down by the creek, and played…