Companions for the Journey
I’ve been going through photographs from my bicycle trip through Europe last June, and before the memories fade, I want to share some lessons I learned along the…
Re-living History
In case you can’t tell, I love history—both reading it and writing about it. I especially enjoy learning about local history. This beautiful resort, The Hotel Ottawa, once…
Bucket Lists
What’s on your Bucket List—you know, that list of all the interesting things you would love to do someday before you “kick the bucket?” I had the privilege…
The best writers are readers
I am thrilled to welcome my friend Rachel McMillian as a guest blogger this week. Ken and I are on a bike trip in Europe and I’m so…
Majestic Mountains
This is the view of the Rocky Mountains that I woke up to every morning last week. My husband and I spent the week vacationing in Estes Park,…
Searching for Spring
Spring has been a long time coming to my corner of southwest Michigan. This was the view from my window just a few weeks ago in April. Not…
Unfailing Love
I knew the visit to the nursing home would be difficult. I wasn’t prepared for a miracle. I went there with my friend Cathy, whose older sister suffers…
Spring Fever
Everyone I know has Spring Fever, including me. The sun is shining, the sky is blue, and the last few piles of dirty snow are melting at last.…
Celebrating Community
I’ve done a lot of odd and interesting things in my life as an author, but being auctioned off at a fundraiser last week was a first! Happily,…
Nourishing Your Dream
Last week, I had the pleasure and honor of teaching at the Florida Christian Writers Conference, hosted by an organization called Word Weavers. Writers from several states and…