I heard some news the other day that I wanted to pass along. Several of my favorite authors were informed that some of their books are being taken out of print. Now, this is not unusual at all in the publishing industry. It isn’t a reflection on the book’s quality – the decision is a business move by the publisher, …
Vacation, Part Three – the Fun Ship
I’ve spent the past couple of days telling you about the ports we visited during our cruise to the Western Caribbean. Today I’m going to tell you about the onboard stuff. Our ship was the Carnival Legend. Big doesn’t begin to describe the ship, which held about two thousand passengers and close to a thousand crew members. Sounds crowded, doesn’t …
Vacation, Part Two – the Islands
Yesterday I told you about the first two ports we visited on our cruise the last week in October – Cozumel and Grand Cayman. As I said, both of those places play a part in my new book, Into the Deep, so I was able to do some research. The other two ports we visited had nothing to do with …
Vacation, Part One – The Research
My husband and I just returned from a vacation. I didn’t post anything while I was gone because … well, no sense advertising our absence, right? But now we’re back, all rested and refreshed. You know the old saying about watching out for people who want to show you their home movies? Here’s your warning: I don’t have home movies, …
An Outing to the Game Farm
It’s been a while since I posted anything on my Journal, so I thought you might enjoy some pictures of a recent outing. My dad used to take my sister and me to the Game Farm in Frankfort, Kentucky when we were little, and I’ve got some wonderful memories of the place. It used to be a place where game …
Book Review – So You Want to be a Work-at-Home Mom
So You Want to be a Work-at-Home MomBy Jill Hart and Diana Ennen Though my children have grown up and flown the coop, I have a heart for work-at-home moms. Anyone who has read Age before Beauty knows that. For that reason, I’m always interested in books that help moms accomplish their goal to stay home with their kids and …
Friends with Tow Ropes
I’ve been over some pretty rugged terrain on life’s road lately. At times during the past few months it seemed like there were more potholes than pavement on my road, and I needed some help to get out of a couple of them. It’s a good thing I have friends who show up when I need them, tow ropes at …
Book Review – Guardian of the Flame
Guardian of the Flame by T. L. Higley Oooh, what a great book! I got to read an advance copy, and was given the privilege of endorsing it. (One of the awesome benefits of being a writer!) This book provides an inside look at Cleopatra as she’s building her fateful relationship with Ceasar. It’s full of political intrigue and fascinating …
Book Review – Fear Not Tomorrow, God is Already There
Fear Not Tomorrow, God is Already There By Ruth Graham Did you ever read a book that you knew God had placed in your hands at that particular moment in your life? Fear Not Tomorrow was such a book for me. It arrived in my mailbox during a time of crisis, when scary things were happening to me and to …
Book Review – Lost Mission
Lost MissionBy Athol Dickson In the late 1700’s, a Franciscan monk dreams of establishing a Catholic mission in California, to bring the love of Christ to the lost Indians who live there. In modern times, a beautiful Catholic woman from Mexico crosses the U.S. border illegally to bring the love of Christ to the lost people who live in the …