Hot off the Press

There’s nothing quite like opening that first box of books, hot off the press. Keepers of the Covenant may be book #22 for me but I still feel…

Ohio River Festival of Books

Please join me September 20th at the Ohio River Festival of Books! For more info please visit www.ohioriverbooks.org…

Into the Past

A huge part of a writer’s job is to create word pictures. We try to describe a room or a house or a village in such vivid detail…

Invitation for my Readers

To my readers, I will be in San Antonio, TX for a taping of The Difference on September 4th. I will be joining hosts Matthew and Kendal Hagee…

Cheerful Hearts

Maybe it’s a small town phenomenon. Maybe it only happens in this small town. I don’t know, but my husband and I noticed the difference almost immediately after…

Summer

It’s August already. I can’t believe how quickly this summer has flown past! I’ve only begun to enjoy all of my favorite things about this season—and I do…

Dexter

This is Dexter, a rescue-cat. He was found wandering the streets of Chicago and brought to the Red Door Animal Shelter where my daughter, Maya, sometimes volunteers as…

You Are Not Forgotten

In early June, I had the privilege of touring northern France with my husband for the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Ken performed with the Holland American Legion Band…

Take My Advice

The first time I attended a writers’ conference I found out that the novel I’d just written was totally wrong. Plotting, characters, pacing . . . all wrong.…