It’s hard to believe it’s been over two years since we started living a grateful life with The Grumble Free Year. We started August 2017 and that Thanksgiving Grandma broke her back. We went on the cruise August 2018, and (after writing about it all) The Grumble Free Year released November 2019. One of the… [Continue Reading]
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5 Things I Learned from Writing Moms’ Night Out
5 Things I Learned from Writing Moms’ Night Out Do you have a dream that you don’t dwell on long because the idea of it coming true seems so unattainable? I’ve had a dream like that. It’s seeing one of my novels make it to the big screen, and that happened! Well, to clarify, I… [Continue Reading]
4 Things That Prevent Jesus’ Power
4 Things That Prevent Jesus’ Power In Your Life Today on the blog we welcome Erica Wiggenhorn, author of Unexplainable Jesus: Rediscovering the God You Thought You Knew. 4 Things That Prevent Jesus’ Power In Your Life- and a plan to get rid of them! It’s so easy to look at another person’s social… [Continue Reading]
Don’t Despise The Wait
Don’t Despise The Wait In my life, I don’t have any real enemies, but if there is one intangible thing that I always seem to be fighting against, it’s TIME. It robs me when I need him most. It turns little cares into big concerns when it hurries on and I still have no answer…. [Continue Reading]
Spring is a Celebration!
They say ‘April showers bring May flowers.’ But when you’re an author (and a homeschooling mom!) it also brings a busy conference season! However, when May comes around the first thing I think about is my WWII friends. Because my first novel From Dust To Ashes was inspired by the liberation of Mauthausen Concentration Camp… [Continue Reading]
How to Teach Your Children to Depend on God
Hi Friend! Greetings from Nashville! I’m here with the Teach Them Diligently Conference. Yesterday I taught about 40 Ways to Be Present In Your Child’s Day. I also taught with Kristi Clover about Homeschool Basics. I love, love, love meeting up with friends I’ve met at previous conferences and making new ones! Even as I write… [Continue Reading]
First Chapter Friday | A Shadow of Treason {+ a giveaway}
Join me every Friday where I’ll share chapter one from one of my books! There will also be a fun giveaway and some Instagram graphics you can save and share! This week I’m sharing chapter one of the second book, A Shadow of Treason, in the Chronicles of the Spanish Civil War! Don’t forget to enter to win… [Continue Reading]
Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt (Win a Kindle Fire HDX & more!)
Welcome to the Autumn 2014 Scavenger Hunt! You have arrived at Stop #8. The hunt begins at noon (Mountain Time Zone) on October 17, 2014. You may have arrived here before the start which could mean all of the sites aren’t ready quite yet. Once the official start has begun, you should go to… [Continue Reading]
The Balance Between Mom and Writer
I started writing when my kids were five, two, and a newborn, and I was starting my first year of homeschool. My husband was in college and worked at night. We were poor. LOL. I started writing during naptime, but by the time I started getting book contracts, my kids were too old for naps,… [Continue Reading]
Why Think About Christmas in September?
Why Think About Christmas in September? What do you think about when you think of childhood Christmases? I think of thick, fat snowflakes falling down. Driving to my grandparents’ mobile home. Sitting by the woodstove, eating homemade enchiladas, and opening a large pile of presents. I grew up in a small, mill town of Weed,… [Continue Reading]
The Lulu Tree Boutique! (& Giveaway!)
The Lulu Tree Boutique! (& Giveaway!) *Please note, friends: This post is long. But, would you take time read it, for me? For all the precious Ugandan mamas who need your help? And then, would you consider sharing the post so others might help too? There’s even a giveaway at the bottom! Thank you. From… [Continue Reading]