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 …
He Will Run To Us: Easter Hope & 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙 Release!
Dear Friend, Photo by Pisit Heng on Unsplash Welcome to April—the month we remember Palm Sunday, Passion Week, and celebrate Easter, the Day that changed everything, the Day of our Risen Lord! *Library Journal gave this Starred Review: After the death of her war-wounded husband, recently retired Ginny Boyden is now free to travel the world and realize her dream of planting heritage …
From Rescue Dog to Book Review: A March of Blessings!
Happy March to you, month of Spring, St. Patrick’s Day, bright blue skies and very windy days! This is Bailey, one unlikely hero in my about-to-release (April 8) book, This Promised Land. In real life, Bailey was a rescue dog my son adopted close to Christmas several years ago. Because Christmas was when he entered the family, Daniel named him Bailey—after George Bailey in “It’s a …
Beyond the Chocolate: Celebrating Valentine’s Day with Books & Creativity
Welcome to February, month of hearts and flowers, of chocolate and valentines! To enter, link to the blog below (containing the rafflecopter form) and complete the entry form, giving your email address. By entering you are giving your permission to join all six authors’ newsletter lists. We hope you’ll enjoy them, but you may opt out at any time. The …
Puppy Love & Prayers for Recovery: My Fall Update
Happy November! The harvest is in, days are shorter, nights cooler, and a cozy parlor with a good book in the evening is just the thing. I think of these as “drawing in” days, rich in gratitude and thanksgiving. In memory I hear my mother singing Johnson Oatman Jr.’s words, “Count your many blessings, name them one by one; Count your …
A Secret Bloom: Unveiling the Cover of This Promised Land
Do you want to know a secret? Before this is revealed to the public, I want to share with you the cover of my next book, This Promised Land. Designed by Libby Dykstra of Tyndale House Publishers, this stunning cover beautifully represents two of the main characters in This Promised Land—sixty-five-year-old Ginny Dee, and her feisty great-niece, Arlo, who turns ten—double digits—during …