On Being Present, Part 2
I suspect there were a few head scratches (or worse) after my last post where people asked, "But what about boundaries? After all, it's not good for kids to think they can interrupt their parents all the time." Part of…
On Being Present
If you read many blogs and/or headlines of articles shared on Facebook, one of the things that comes up with relative frequency is an admonishment to not let social media take over your life--to be present. I want to start…
Sometimes Social Media Makes Me Tired
Facebook, in particular. Not for interacting with readers, mind you. I love hanging out on my author page, or in the Inspired Inkpot (have you joined yet? It's a great little place to help promote four lovely authors.) But on…
Getting Back to Normal
Now that my book release is done, my spur-of-the-moment flash sale on Operation Romance is almost over (it's free through tomorrow if you haven't gotten it), and we've finished our required end-of-year testing for homeschooling, I feel like I can…
Want a #free book?
From today through May 17th, Operation Valentine is FREE on Amazon. If you've not yet met Annabelle and Rick, don't miss this chance to get to know them in this sweet romance (and my semi-homage to Persuasion by Jane Austen…
Happy birthday to my Mom!
Today is my Mom's birthday and I thought I'd take a few minutes to wish her the happiest of birthdays publicly. My mom is an amazing woman. If you read book dedications, you may have noticed that the dedication of…
Tomorrow’s the Day!
A Handful of Hope releases tomorrow! I'm so excited to get it into your hands - I hope you'll fall in love with Jen and David as I did. But tomorrow's also the day the price goes up to $2.99…
Thoughts on Mother’s Day
Mother's Day is Sunday. Even now, so many years after giving up the battle to try and conceive, even after adopting two amazing children, Mother's Day is a hard day -- mostly because I remember the pain of every Mother's…
A Handful of Hope is Almost Here!
I'm so excited that we're just under a week out from the release of A Handful of Hope. I'm starting to see a few reviews from folks who got an early copy and it's encouraging to see that they've been enjoying…
Happy Release Day to My Friend Heather Gray
I'm happy to share with you that today is release day for Heather Gray's next book in her Informal Romance series! An Informal Introduction is book 3 in the series and it's a delightful read (I got to read it…