Far from Home

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Back in 2019 before our country was turned upside down by the pandemic, I was blessed to be part of the Readers Rendezvous in Grand Rapids, Michigan put together by some dedicated book lovers and Baker Book House. The next year things got a little crazy with all of us staying home and wearing masks and some of us losing …

That 1st Review – Whew!

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My new book, In the Shadow of the River, isn’t due for release until May 9th, but review copies are already going out to some places. Soon more readers will have a chance to get an early copy to see what they think about my story. As I’ve mentioned before, this book is a little different for me although if you’ve …

Book Release Week for When the Meadow Blooms

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“A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.” ~Samuel Johnson I had the pleasure and blessing of having a new book release into the world of readers. When the Meadow Blooms has been flying through the mail out to mailboxes and through the air or however that tech magic works to electronic reading devices. Readers are finishing the story …

What Are You Busy about this Summer?

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Where did Wednesday go? I think all these dogs I’m dog sitting along with the two that are mine have my thoughts scattered. Then a storm came and knocked down trees in my son’s neighborhood to mess up their fenced backyard. No longer dog friendly. Instead dog escape time. I can blame the dogs and the storm, but my lapse …

Throwback Thursday, Remembering the Release of Words Spoken True

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Wednesday slipped by me. I don’t know about you all, but so much staying at home during this pandemic has me sometimes having to think twice about what day it is. Then, I did have final edits show up for my upcoming book, Along a Storied Trail, releasing June 1st, that also knocked me off schedule. I know, excuses, excuses. …

“Everybody’s a Critic”

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“The covers of this book are too far apart.” ― Ambrose Bierce Surely, you’ve heard people say that everybody’s a critic line. I’ve said it myself. It’s a great way to shrug off someone’s usually unfavorable response to something you’ve done. That would be the first definition of critic here. Definition of critic – 1. a person who expresses an unfavorable …

The Gift of Encouraging Words

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Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble. ~Yehuda Berg How many of you, as children, learned the …

A Promise to Publish

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“I purchased this book at the recommendation of my Mom & sister who heard Mr. Shepherd speak & give his testimony, then read the book. I didn’t realize that once I started reading I wouldn’t be able to put the book down. This story is the ultimate witness of how God pursues us and puts special people in our midst to …

A Man Named Louis

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“I’m going to Springfield and put flowers on that man’s grave.” That’s what a friend told me today when I happened to see her at the grocery store. She had read my book, River to Redemption, and was moved by the actions of Louis Sansbury. (In my book, I changed his name to Sanderson since my story is fiction.) But my friend …

These Healing Hills Wins!

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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr. I love it when I can share some good news about one of my books with you. You may remember that I told you These Healing Hills was a finalist for the Faith, Hope and Love Women’s Fiction Book. Well, These Healing Hills won!! …