For those of you in the Seattle area, the Fruitful Hill Artisans hand-crafted market is coming up Nov. 4-5. In addition to quality items for yourself or gifts, you'll find good food to fuel up on. Special copies of my book, signed both by me and the illustrator, will be available at the Reflections of Hope booth. HOURS: Friday, Nov. 4, 6-9:30 PM Saturday, Nov. 5 9-4:30 ADDRESS:…
For our family, 2022 got off to a rough start. My father-in-law passed away in February. That was part of the background when I was so happy to have found good news to share in my last post (Happy Tales, published April 4). Later that month, my mother died. Both of our parents were "old and full of years" as Scripture might say, but death is still hard…
Dear blog community, My thoughts are with each of you. I would like to continue to splash encouragement your way (and ideally, help create a community in which we can encourage one another!) However, after all the work that went into bringing Life, Faith, and Saltwater Taffy to press—years of study, creativity, thought, prayer, writing and much re-writing—I was drawing a blank. No ideas. I kept thinking of…
What happens in a decade? Styles shift. Administrations change. Trees grow. Sweet elementary-school kids turn into teenagers. (Let's hope they're still sweet!) And for me, a book went from an idea to something I can actually hold in my hands. In my last post, Just Keep Rowing, I outlined some of the challenges I faced in getting the manuscript for Life, Faith, and Saltwater Taffy ready to send…