We’re back from Texas and what a fun and productive trip. I love it when everything falls into place in such concise order. We flew into Houston and immediately drove northeast to Lufkin, TX. The next day we went to an amazing History Center in DiBoll where the staff turned out to be the friendliest and best informed folks I …

We’re Texas bound and by the time this blog comes out – we’ll be up to our necks in research material – at least that’s the plan. The next series I plan to write (it will release God willing in fall 2010) will be set in Texas. I lived there 2 years as a child and still say some of …

I had the most amazing time last weekend in Billings, Montana at the Women of Faith seminar. My mom and I went for the all day Friday and Saturday event and man were we blessed. The theme this year is A Grand New Day! On Friday we heard Dr. Henry Cloud, co-author of the Boundaries book and many others. Stephen …

Oh let me tell you – when you get more than one writer together in the same room – you never know what is going to happen. We had more fun than any group had a right to when we gathered in Minneapolis. Just to remind you there was (Back row from left to right) Cathy Hake, Judy Miller, yours …

I’m here in Minneapolis at a writer’s retreat with some very dear friends – including our very own Judy Miller and Kim Sawyer. This retreat also involves some other wonderful Bethany House authors – Cathy Marie Hake, Lauraine Snelling, Julie Klassen, Stephanie Whitson and Nancy Moser. To say we’re having fun would be an understatement. I hope to share more …

The other day when I was reading in the Bible, I ran across a Psalm that I know wasn’t there before. I’ve read through the Psalms many times, but I swear I don’t remember ever reading Psalm 116. What a blessing. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it. It starts out great and just gets better. Psalm 116 …

I have about a zillion things on my plate this week and I’m meeting myself coming and going. So instead of writing something deep in thought, I thought I’d just have a moment of fun. Today is April 24th and here are some of the highlights of this day over the years. So here goes. 1704 Boston News-Letter, 1st successful …

My husband and I have joined a new Bible study that is focused on peacemaking. As we sat there tonight discussing the things we’d learned, I was amazed at one issue that continued to come up. We’re often terrified to be vulnerable and to yield our entitlements, even for the sake of peace. It’s amazing to me the things we’ll …

I’m thinking of spring and new life, but in Montana that really won’t happen for another month – maybe two. We have a very short time of spring around here. When things finally do warm up it seems that everything just kind of blooms overnight. While in Kansas I enjoyed the blooms of flowering redbud trees, as well as tulips …

As we drove to Kansas over the last two days, I was reminded about pioneers on the Oregon Trail. Many of the roads we took on our trip paralleled that famous trail and I was once again utterly amazed that anyone ever went west to settle this wonderful country. Even today there are a great many miles of vast open …