I called my grandmother Mono. (Yeah, not my fault. My oldest cousin couldn’t say “Mother” and the nickname stuck. Mono was emotionally attached to it.) Some of my best childhood memories revolve around Mono. Huge Sunday dinners with her famous fried chicken (she took the recipe to her grave with her.) The never-empty cookie bin. Choosing a book from the …
And the winner is…
The Ordinary Women of the Bible Blog Hop ended on Monday. It was such a fun event! On behalf of the authors who participated, I say thank you to all who played along. You’ll find a list of winners here. Now it’s time for me to get busy writing a cozy mystery set in Ireland! So as they say in the …
Ordinary Women of the Bible Blog Hop!
Welcome to my stop on the Ordinary Women of the Bible Blog Hop! OWB is Guideposts’ one-of-a-kind series that brings you page-turning stories enriched with biblical and historical facts, which allow you to see how God called on everyday women to work His will. The series consists of twenty-four books, each one written by an author hand-picked by the Guideposts …
Another Goose Creek eBook Bundle Sale
Harvest House Publishers is doing it again! They are offering all 5 eBooks in the Tales from the Goose Creek B&B series for only $1.99! If you haven’t met the Richardsons, who live in Goose Creek Kentucky with a host of quirky and often hilarious neighbors, now’s your chance! All five eBooks in the Goose Creek series are on …
COVID really, really stinks
I’m so bummed. I recently signed a contract for three cozy mysteries in a series set in an Irish tearoom. Seriously. IRISH! A TEAROOM! I mean, how awesome is that? I’m extraordinarily proud of my Irish heritage (my maiden name is Patrick), and the one time I was able to visit Ireland I fell in love with the country and …
Researching “Raised for a Purpose”
Look at my newest literary baby! Raised for a Purpose is one of Guideposts’ “Ordinary Women of the Bible” books, about the 12-year-old daughter of Jairus who died and was resurrected by Jesus. Read more about the book here. Writing this book was both a challenge and a gift. A challenge because in the Bible the 12-year-old girl Jesus resurrected …
Things I Like – My Puppy, Max
Several years ago my husband and I agreed that we would not get another dog. We’ve had several that we loved a lot, but our travel schedule didn’t make a dog’s life happy. Dog’s like schedules, routines, and my weird travel schedules wreaked havoc on the dogs we’ve had in the past. Sigh. There’s nothing worse than loving an animal …
Things I Like – Rocky Shorelines
COVID definitely put a damper on travel for all of us. That, and in January of this year I got a puppy – a second deterrent for travel. But now that I’ve been vaccinated, I’ve started to venture out a bit. I had not seen my Aunt Patti for a year and a half, so I recently flew out to …
Things I Like – Bookends
If you know anything at all about me, you know I love books. I love to write them, read them, buy them, borrow them, and I love to check them out at the library. So it probably won’t come as a surprise that I like to display them, and in order to do that creatively, I need bookends. I love bookends. I …
Looking for a Feel-Good Fantasy Novel?
I don’t typically post book reviews on my blog, but I’m always looking for a good book so I figured you might appreciate a recommendation. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is one I can recommend without hesitation. The premise is fascinating – what if you could have a re-do of your life? Say Yes instead of No to that guy who …