

The Power of a Prayer Journal
In cleaning out my garage, I came upon a stack of old prayer journals. I shared a few of the entries on facebook, and I know it inspired...


Winning at Writing
As a writer, I don't always know if my words are reaching people. There's not instant feedback. I get fan mail and reviews sometimes,...


My Not-So-Little Man
My oldest leaves for college in exactly a month. I already went through my graduation-day-emotional-roller-coaster where I'd stay up...


Meeting God in the Shower
I was in elementary school when I first heard God speak. It wasn't an audible voice. It was a confidence that I KNEW something there was...
Confessions of an Author Between Books
I turned in Finding Love in Eureka, California, and I'm waiting for edits. I've been offered a new contract for books I can't start...
Better Than Being a Celebrity
Yesterday I booked a cabin in which to spend the last weekend with my kids before my oldest leaves for college, and the cabin owner said,...


Eat, Pray, Pesto Stain
Since celebrating my anniversary yesterday, I've been thinking about my love for my husband. One thing I don't love is his shirt with the...


Letting Ideas Take Flight
Sometimes people ask me where my story ideas come from. A better question would be, "Where DON'T your story ideas come from?" But I'll go...


True Friends are Stranger than Fiction
I met Christina Berry at my first writing conference in 2006. We did yoga together and shared stories of our very similar personal lives...


God Doesn't Waste Anything
As a writer, I'm told to figure out who my audience is and get my books in front of that audience. For example, I wouldn't do well trying...