Grand Tour
You won’t believe where I am. I can hardly believe it myself! Like a wealthy heroine in a 19th century novel, I’m on a Grand Tour of Europe.…
Life Lessons
I attended a funeral recently for a man I didn’t know well. His daughter is a friend from church, his wife a friend from book club. “It is…
Moving Day
Today is the day I’ve been anticipating for the past eight months, the day we move into our new home in Michigan. It’s the end of a journey…
Return to Me Bookclub Discussion Questions
HUGE Thank you to Joanne Wallace from the Sister Circle Book Club, S. Attleboro Assembly of God, S. Attleboro, Massachusett for submitting these fantastic questions Characters: Zechariah (Zaki)…
Dream Killer
One of the biggest obstacles I faced in becoming a writer was fear. What if I wrote for years and never got published? What if I was no…
Just Do It
A friend recently told me he had an idea for a book and planned to write it after he retires in 10 years. I frequently hear comments like…
Enjoying the Fruit
The “glamorous” writing life is usually very mundane—spending long hours alone in my office staring at a computer screen. Even when I’m not in my office, I continue…
Editing—and Life!
How long does it take to write a book? The answer is different for every author, but for me the process takes one year. Since I write…
Hezekiah’s Tunnel
This week’s blog is excerpted from my new non-fiction book, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith In the Land Where Jesus Walked. (Bethany House Copyright 2013) …