Anyone who enjoys a good TV show probably has, at some point in his or her life, "binge-watched" a show or twenty. Me, at different times in my life, I've done it a LOT. So, when this week's #MFRW blog prompt was "Shows I Binge Watch", I got a bit nervous. Let's face it. There's a limit to how Continue Reading
Counting Grains of Sand: a book review
When I received the invitation to review Counting Grains of Sand by Natasha Metzler, I wasn't quite sure what to think. I've never read anything by her, I usually stick to fiction on my blog, and really, what do I know about infertility? I'm glad I listened to what I think was the prompting of Continue Reading
Kaye Is a Fraud: Where Kaye’s Clutter Hides
Kaye Harper: de-clutterer extraordinaire and queen of less. She gives workshops on how to remove the extraneous from your life and fill it with peace, joy, and space instead. And she's a fraud. (note: links in this post may be affiliate links which will give me a small commission at no Continue Reading
“I Will Survive!”: Or how my family does, anyway.
This week's challenge topic is "How My Family Survives My Writing." Survives. It's a good choice of words. I think it's true of any job. It can take over your life at times. The real estate agent who needs just "one more showing" to get that sale, the doctor who just makes one more round to Continue Reading
A Few of My Favorite Things: #MFRWauthor
"...brown paper packages tied up with strings. These are a few of my favorite things!" I don't often get involved in the many challenges that are out there. The reason is that I love so many and could, literally, spend every second of my waking hours keeping up with them. But when I found this Continue Reading
New Year= New Book! It’s Release Day!
As if proof of my inconsistencies and hypocrisies, I've always loved the new. And the old. Like Anne Shirley, I love that tomorrow is a new day--"fresh with no mistakes in it." I love that the Lord's mercies are "new every morning." Nothing relieves me more than a "fresh slate" when I need one Continue Reading
Where Two Hearts Meet: a book review
Liz Johnson’s Red Door Inn was one of my favorite books of 2016. So, when I heard that the next book was releasing this fall, I knew I HAD to get it, and Liz was gracious enough to send me one (and a gorgeous PEI ornament as well!). Where Two Hearts Meet might even be a better book than the first. Continue Reading
What’s Christmas Fiction? (And why do I write it?)
Christmas books? Why? Let's start with what Christmas Fiction is. Oddly enough, my Internet search didn't show a definite definition. So I started looking at the popular ones I've read and enjoyed, and I've come up with a definition for you. Stories centered on the basic themes of giving, family, Continue Reading
I’m out of my write mind!
I forgot to draw yesterday! But I did it tonight and we have a winner! Natasha M! Congratulations! I'm off to email you! Thanks everyone for joining in the fun. And snag yourself one of these babies. They're awesome! Continue Reading
The Write Mind Planner: A “Write” Review
People who know me know that I'm a bit obsessed with my planners. I have one I use as an editorial calendar. Then there's the one I keep in my traveler's notebook/wallet just for information I learn while I'm away from the house or that I'll need if I am. I have an everyday one for all the other Continue Reading
Devotional: God’s Got This
If you look at the date on this devotional, you'll see that I REALLY didn't want to forget the day of the month! But this devotional really blessed me that night. I sat there at Denny's, still wincing at the horrible, ugly things being said in the wake of the elections and reread this passage. Not Continue Reading
New Book, New Giveaway, New Winners: Oh, My!
So, let's get down to news... er, um, business! What's this about a new book and a new bonus? Well, now that NaNoWriMo is DONE, I have New Year's Revolutions up for pre-order and a bonus in the works! WOOT. You met him first in A Bird Died. He made another appearance in The Matchmakers of Continue Reading
