Book Club Love, Garden Joy, & a Powerful Story of the Past

    Welcome to May! Month of Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, Armed Forces Day, Victoria Day, and Memorial Day! Here in the Virginia mountains, we’re sowing vegetable seeds and tender seedlings in gardens while reveling in the burst of dogwood, iris, and peonies. Colorful new winged tenants take up residence in bird houses, singing their praises. I love the …

FREE Virtual Event, Ebook Sale and Book Recommendation

Welcome to October—and all things autumn! I’m looking forward to joining Author Susan Meissner for our virtual Author-to Author interview on behalf of Save Ellis Island’s Virtual Author Series as we discuss Ladies of the Lake. We’d love to have you join us Thursday, October 26 for this free event! Here’s the invitation from Save Ellis Island: There’s time to Register for Save …

The Courage of Surrender

Parents targeted by Nazis during WWII were forced to make heart-wrenching decisions in order to protect their children.  Should I keep my child with me?  Should I send them to someone else—someone I know, or more frightening still, someone I don’t know in the hope that they will be saved?  So often I’ve asked, what would I do?  How will …