Years ago, I met Ashley Weis, but I can’t even remember how! To know Ashley is to love her, though. Ash, do you remember how we connected? She and her awesome husband, George, did the lovely blog design for me (which I need to update my picture on). After all those asides, I’d love for […]
K-Love Asks "Why Jesus?"
I had heard the promos on the radio all weekend. K-Love wanted listeners to make a 30-second video of why they love and follow Jesus. Every time I heard the ad, it was as if the Spirit nudged me to do that. Until a few months ago, I didn’t have a video camera I could […]
The Newest Addition to the Family!
Our hopes and dreams and prayers since September 2008 have been realized today with the adoption of our “Angel,” Liliana Grace Berry!!
Update on Josh
If you’ve been following my tweets, or are on any prayer list I’m even slightly affiliated with, thank you for your prayers and concern! By posting an update here, I have a central location to point everyone to and might lower my stress level. WEDNESDAYJosh wakes up, eats breakfast. One bout of diarrhea later, he’s […]
The Unacceptance Non-speech
Though I would have accepted. And I’m never speechless. 🙂 Moody had told me to have a one-minute speech ready, just in case. As I looked at the books I was up against, I honestly didn’t expect to win, but I crafted one anyway, because I’m an obedient author. Thank you to Moody, to Sarah […]
List of Christy Award Winners
I’m so behind! First the Christy’s and ICRS, then home for three days before we were off to Disneyland. Now in vacation recovery. 🙂 But I didn’t want to miss the chance to post the list of the winners. Next post will have my non-acceptance speech. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCEBreach of Trust by DiAnn Mills • Tyndale […]
On the Way to the Christy Awards!
I’m making an album on facebook to hold the pictures for the next few days. All of you, even if you are not a facebook user, can access it here. Some people dread traveling. Not Mom and me. We love riding the shuttles and guessing what families or individuals are off to do. Making friends […]
Writer’s Boot Camp
Or should that be Writer’s Book Camp? Students from Veritas school in Newberg arranged for me to speak one afternoon of their week-long writing intensive. What a fun group of kids. I believe all of them were going into 8th or 9th grade, and belong to a critique group together at one time or another. […]
Keeper of Prayers
I tucked my almost–as in three days away from–two-year old “Tyler” into bed tonight and sang a few songs, then prayed. After I said, “Amen,” he prayed too. Went a little something like this: “I-nah, i-nah, i-nah i-nah i-nah i-nah. I-nah Mom. I-nah i-nah i-nah i-nah mine.” And so on, with a very powerful “i-nah” […]
Close Encounters with … BAMBI? Ahhh-dorable Pictures
Fifteen acres of forest can turn into a part time job of mowing. My dad is great about getting on the riding mower and doing a few hours here or there between the cloud bursts. The other day he came zooming back to me as I was weeding the flower beds. Despite riding, he was […]