
Dreams Do Come True
This weekend, I'm heading to Arizona to watch my movie, Finding Love in Big Sky, with my grandma! I'm so excited to share my dream with...


I Want to Photobomb You
I love that my readers like to play along when I do ridiculous things, but this time non-fiction author Janet McHenry gets the ridiculous...


Love Like a Mother
When a baby cries, it's because it has a need. Thousands of times throughout infanthood, a mother will pick up her child and comfort him....


God's Not Fair
This past week was my chemoversary (an event I made up to celebrate being a year out of chemo), but I didn't get to have a party because...


Everyday Easter Moments
I didn't go to church on Sunday because we were camping for a friend's wedding, but that doesn't mean I missed out on Easter. In fact, in...


Love for Your Wounded Heart
I've written a book for abandoned wives, which I do believe is sadly needed, but a mentor friend suggested I broaden the audience. As I...


Finding Love Behind the Scenes
There was a lot of kissing on the set of Finding Love in Big Sky this weekend. My husband and I got to go for one day, and we saw both...


The Story Behind My Movie
In the book The Emotional Craft of Fiction, literary agent Donald Maass claims that only misguided writers dream of having their novels...

Five Real-Life Stories That Made it in my Cozy Mysteries
This morning, a friend sent me an article about a woman who was arrested for breaking and entering based on the evidence of Cheeto dust....
Confessions of an Author with Nothing Interesting to Say
My characters have more interesting lives than I do right now, but I'm okay with that. Life goes through seasons, and in the season of...