I had a hard weekend. As I shared that on my social media on Monday, I realized that I was about to get a wave of “I’m sorrys” from my sweet followers. And while I appreciate the comfort and encouragement and prayers, I wanted to clarify: A hard weekend doesn’t… Continue reading
I wasn’t going to post on my blog today. I didn’t know what I’d write the morning after Election Day. Eventually I decided to skip a week, but then when I woke up (after staying up until 2am) and dared to look at social media…I knew I had to say… Continue reading
I was taking the train from Portland to Seattle. A just-short-enough-but-just-long-enough 3.5 hour trip. I’d gotten my delicious chai, bought a new book about the Inklings, and allowed myself to imagine what the ride would be like. I planned to stare out the window the entire time, it was raining… Continue reading
It’s here. It’s today. I have released A Time to Rise into the world. (Okay, so my publisher actually let it loose, but still…) I feel like a parent letting my kid go off to their first day of school and hoping that they find the right friends and avoid the bullies and… Continue reading
I’ve rewritten the start of this post at least six times, mainly because I don’t know which direction I should take when summing up this year’s ACFW Conference. Should I be goofy and talk about how I accidentally hugged a complete stranger (oops)? Should I be excited and mention how… Continue reading
How can a person you’ve never met change your life so drastically? My older brother, Nathan, passed away when he was three-and-a-half years old. I was born about 11 months later. Today, on June 8th, he would have turned 34. We never met, but… . . . that didn’t stop… Continue reading
As you know from my post last week, I’m currently traveling (aka. searching for Middle Earth) and I just couldn’t bring myself to skip a post. I JUST LIKE YOU ALL TOO MUCH! But this took some brainstorming. Because what should I post about when I’m not around? If it’s… Continue reading
Tomorrow is hubby’s and my 4th anniversary. *throws confetti* It doesn’t sound like that long but we have done so much in that short amount of time — much more than we ever imagined we’d do. Every year for our anniversary, I give him a framed photo of us that lists… Continue reading
