Our September 2018 Free Book, LIFE IN MOTION, is very different from any other book we’ve offered. Written by a young woman who is a niece-of-my-heart, Karen Purze, it’s “the book you didn’t know you need” for gathering your life’s “vital information.” Organized as a ring binder with categories that include: Emergency, Health, Property, Finances,…
A week ago my siblings and I had a dinner together with our dad and our spouses. We hadn’t all been together since Mom’s funeral, and we had a joyous time! Here’s our group, starting at the left and circling around the table. My brother John, his son Jonathan, my empty chair (I’m taking the…
This past December, I read and fell in love with Lisa Wingate’s beautiful novel BEFORE WE WERE YOURS, and I knew I had to share it with all of you. From Paula McLain’s review on the back cover, “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring…
This month I’m delighted to feature an incredible coming-of-age novel by writer/cinematographer Corey J. Maloney. In an elegant and gritty narrative, THE LEMONADE STAND introduces readers to Jack Newton. Maloney presents Jack as both powerful and powerless and has chosen the perfect “voice” to convey his main character’s view of life. The tough rhythm in…
We’ve enjoyed — perhaps the better word is endured — some unusual Christmases in the past. The most memorable was the year my husband fell off the roof on December 23 and broke 11 ribs, his back and his forearm. Add internal injuries and you know we spent the Christmas holidays in the intensive care…
This Thanksgiving I felt especially blessed, because my mother is still with us, despite the ravages of white matter dementia, which has so afflicted her body and mind. Imagine not being able to use your hands, not being able to speak, not being able to walk, your muscles so stiff that even when you lie…
Last week my husband Neil and I took a vacation. Altogether now – “AHHHHHHH.” Yes, that’s the sound of relaxation, and I didn’t know how badly I needed to relax until I lay down on the king sized bed in our rented ‘home-away-from-home’ (Apologies for the cliche.) and slept away the first afternoon of our…
When I sold my first novel Mother Earth Father Sky, my life suddenly turned into something very akin to a fairy tale as the novel hit bestseller lists around the world. My big splurge was to buy a grandfather clock. My husband and I went shopping, and I found the clock of my dreams. The…
My husband and I just returned from a 10-day vacation. We had a glorious time visiting my brother and his wife and children in Kansas. While there, we celebrated the marriage of his oldest son. Then we went on to Colorado to enjoy the wonderful hospitality of my husband’s oldest brother and his wife. Now we are…
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