No, that wasn’t supposed to read Blanket – I meant Banket. Some folks call it Dutch Letters. For those of you who have never experienced the delight that is banket, I highly encourage you to get thee to a Dutch community and partake. In our area the Dutch were strongly represented in the founding of area communities. It’s fascinating to …

Do any of you remember that old song, Life’s Railway to Heaven? The words were always favorites of mine because I loved trains and railroads. The first verse states, Life is like a mountain railroad, with an engineer that’s brave;We must make the run successful, from the cradle to the grave;Watch the curves, the fills, the tunnels; never falter, never …

I’m happy to announce that this weekend in glorious Colorado Springs there will be numerous booksignings at a variety of locations with a number of authors. I’ll put the locations and time below, but I wanted to share about this for another reason. Sometimes people are hesitant to come to booksignings because they worry about what to say or do. …

I have a postcard on the wall board in my office that reads:“So I haven’t written much lately! So what? Neither has Shakespeare.” The first time I saw the card it gave me a chuckle. I remember saying, “Yeah, but Shakespeare doesn’t have deadlines anymore.” Writing on a deadline is always a challenge, but it’s a good feeling to know …

This time of year always gets me into a reflective mood. I think about the year and how it’s gone for my family and friends–for me. I look at the changes and the evaluate the good and the bad. But most of all, I get a sense of completion. When I was a child, autumn was a time of completion, …

I just got back from a booksigning tour, and during that time I was really blessed to see how God was in the details. I met so many wonderful people and listened to their stories. I laughed with them, and cried with them. I prayed with them and did my best to minister to them. Each night I went back …

Thanks for the prayers. Rainy came through surgery just fine, but they didn’t find the problem they thought they would. In fact, they really don’t know what the problem is, so I would appreciate continued prayer.Tracie

Once again, I have to apologize for the delay in posting. My grandaughter Rainy is very sick and it’s consumed the family to be sure. Rainy was born with an inoperable cyst on her brain and has had a shunt placed in her brain since she was very small. Unfortunately, the shunt doesn’t always work, and her various complications with …

Hello to everyone out there. I’m still on the road, this time participating in a booksigning tour in the New England states with Kim Vogel Sawyer, Cathy Marie Hake, and Judith Miller. We started out in New York on August 26th and are wrapping things up with the wonderful folks at Christian Book Distributors. Many of you may order books …

These days I’m definitely a world traveler. We just got back from an absolutely delicious 15 day trip to Europe where stories and ideas were everywhere. My husband Jim and I were joined by authors Cathy Marie Hake and her husband Chris, as well as author Kelly Eileen Hake (their daughter) and her friend Julia. Talk about fun. We were …