For those of you who have never heard the name Joshua Bell, I have to enlighten you.  Joshua Bell is an amazing violinist and I had the great opportunity to hear him play in Ft. Collins, CO last week. I was not disappointed.  Mr. Bell is considered a “classical music superstar.”  He was recently named the Music Director of the …

I don’t know about you, but I love blue jeans.  This was probably born out of my being a teenager in the 70’s when jeans were the standard of living for most of us teens. But, since I write historical novels, I thought it would be fun to share some of the history of blue jeans on this Friday – …

Years ago I worked in an office with a lot of other women.  In fact, I worked in several such offices and one thing was always common.  If one woman started complaining about something—everyone else joined in with their complaints.  It was as if the very act of complaining was contagious. Many was the time I would go to work …

Oh it’s Christmas time and once again the beautiful strains of Handel’s Messiah can be heard in some of the most unexpected places.  I absolutely love Messiah.  It’s some of the most amazing music and of course the Scriptures are very dear to the heart.  In researching about Messiah and Handel, I came across some interesting tidbits and wanted to …

So, I’ve never claimed to be a great cook.  However, once in a while something comes to my attention and begs to be given a chance. Such was the situation when I saw a recipe in Midwest Living Magazine for Orange-Saffron Stamp Cookies.   Here’s a picture that they showed.  Now doesn’t that just make you want to bake? Furthermore, …

It’s been a long time since I posted to this blog and for that I do apologize.  I’m been traveling quite a bit for book signings and speaking events and have met so many wonderful people. This weekend I was in Libby, Montana to speak at the the Libby Baptist Church. Libby is in a beautiful area of Montana.  Here …

Happy 4th of July to everyone out there. I love this holiday and our freedom is something I don’t take for granted. We are super blessed despite all the nonsense that goes on in this country-world, God has given us so much and 4th of July seems like a great time to thank Him for such blessings. So here’s just a …

On the road again and heading to teach at the Colorado Christian Writer’s Conference in beautiful Estes Park, CO.  We had thought to have lovely spring/summerish weather, but alas it is still winter in the West.  Actually – this is the norm for Springtime in the Rockies (hum the song if you know it) . So the weather and roads …

I’m in the process of redoing my office.  Because of some of my physical issues, it’s been important for us to downsize and declutter.  My dear hubby and I used to share an office – but he’s a pack rat and I needed more space so he moved his office to the shop.  I love him for that. Jim also …