I’m writing another GRITS* novel, but this one is a little different than the others. Yes, it’s still set in the South. I chose Amelia Island this time, home of Fernandina Beach, in the northernmost part of Florida, just across the river from Georgia … [Read more...]
Rollercoaster through Hell
March 13, 2018 by
The weather echoes my mood. Dense fog and dreariness. Days… no, weeks of it. The wettest February we’ve had in recent history. It doesn’t help that I have the flu, and that my husband will be flying to the other side of the world in a couple of … [Read more...]
Gold at the End of the “Bean-bow”
September 5, 2017 by
My grandson is three now. Time marches on, sometimes stomping, marking the passage in loud even steps, but mostly sneaking past on sock-footed tiptoes, surprising me with its silent, relentless pace. Now he’s three, but in a blink, he’ll be starting … [Read more...]
Presenting…Nicki Greenwood
August 31, 2017 by
Please join me in welcoming Nicki Greenwood. Hi Nicki. We're so glad to have you visit with us today. I'd like to ask you a few questions for you so my readers can learn a little about you. Let's get started. Can you tell us who your favorite … [Read more...]
Half-Moon Lake
July 14, 2017 by
Newest GRITS novel - Half-MoonLake When Kathryn Dorne is summoned to Half-Moon Lake for the reading of her father’s will, she discovers a shocking truth: everything in her life—including her name—is a lie. Learning that her name is Katelyn … [Read more...]
A Year Later….
July 6, 2017 by
This time last year Ethan was in ICU fighting for his life. I find myself alternating between thanking God for his healing and crying as I remember the scariest two weeks this mama has ever experienced. He was septic…a mysterious, very rare … [Read more...]
Blessings in Disguise
March 31, 2017 by
I can think now. The constant bumps and thumps, the rhythmic pounding from morning until four or five in the afternoon—an entire week of it—is finally over. Now I can meditate and mull over the way God supplies, the way He works all things … [Read more...]
Beauty from a “Beast”
March 1, 2017 by
THIS is the wood for the floors? I thought to myself, incredulous, horrified. It had to be the ugliest wood I’dever seen. Ragged ends, split and gnawed off, knot-holed. <Groan> What a mistake! A huge mistake. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. … [Read more...]
The “Mistake”
February 6, 2017 by
I shared, in an earlier blog, how my mother has Alzheimer’s. I was blown away and humbled by all the friends who offered prayers and words of encouragement after I posted it. Thank you for that, and please don’t stop. This is a hard journey. Now … [Read more...]
In the Middle of the Air Podcast Interview
November 20, 2016 by
I'm excited to have been recently interviewed by Ken Butcher for his podcast, "In the Middle of the Air." Take a few minutes and listen. You just might learn something that you didn't know about me. … [Read more...]
