As a service to the faith community, I wanted to pass this dryly hilarious video along so we can all worship more effectively in 2010. East Oregonian article by Kathy Aney–my FIRST real interview, as in sitting down and answering questions on the fly instead of my email or chat. Very fun! And a whole […]
Wishing You a Merry Christmas–Elf-Style!
OK, elvish doesn’t describe our celebration today (aside from the little one running around in her gorgeous Christmas dress, twirling), but it did a few weeks ago. Realizing I’d never shared the photos with you, I decided to rectify that immediately. My Christmas gift to you: Elf Party Photos! At my DivorceCare class, we watched […]
Please Take the Time to Check These Out!
I always worry when I post a link-heavy blog that no one will bother clicking through, but The Familiar Stranger is on the CFBA tour, so there are a lot of blogs discussing it all at the same time. Please, grab a nice, relaxing cup of hot water and enjoy some side trips in cyberspace. […]
The Union of Two Souls
All weddings are beautiful, joyous occasions, but every now and then I go to one that I can celebrate even more than usual because I know that I know that I know that I know the couple will be together for the rest of their lives.Chris and Lake are one of those couples. I tutored […]
Best Books of 2009?
My google alerts for “Christina Berry” or “The Familiar Stranger” bring me little surprises every night. People are still reviewing the book, which means they are still reading the book, which means people are still buying the book, which means I’m a happy author! One of the winners of my 61-day blog tour 20-book giveaway […]
Double the Dork–Double the Fun
Andrea’s tap class performed at a local senior center on Saturday. Since her dad couldn’t make it, I was going to tape it on my camera (no video camera still since it was lost 8 months ago) so he could watch it. When her group was waiting in the wings, I tried to find the […]
Poor, Poor Christina–The Life of a Writer
I have hours and hours of work that must get done by Friday. I have a deadline then, see, and will be subbing tomorrow so I HAVE to make myself buckle down and get this “job” done. And what, pray tell, is my duty for the next day or two? To READ! Tough job, but […]
Hitting the Links
No, this isn’t about Tiger Woods and the controversy around his late night accident. And, no, it isn’t even about golf, though I do a fair job at the driving range. This is the post that should have been six individual posts and gets condensed into a link happy blog because of how pitiful I’ve […]
THE FAMILIAR STRANGER Signing Near Portland, OR
Just a quick note for those of you in the Portland area: I’ll be doing a Black Friday signing of The Familiar Stranger at the Hillsboro Lighthouse Book & Bible from 10 AM to 1 PM. Come by with your Christmas list, enjoy cookies and coffee, get personalized autographs, and finish ALL your Christmas shopping […]
In the Good Times and Bad
God is ever faithful. Though there have been huge “bad” things in my life over the last year, I’d still characterize my life as mostly “good” over that same time period. And there is only one reason why: God’s presence in my life. Another hard thing has been tossed my way. Not directly on my […]