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LDSNeighborhod Article

The great people at LDSNeighborhood.com selected me to be their "Featured Artist of the Week!" The interview briefly describes the events that led me to write my "Free Men and Dreamers" series.

It's pretty exciting to have this bit of press right before I head west to Utah for my book signings out there. Here's the link to the article. I hope you'll pop by and read the interview.

My son shot this photo of "Dawn's Early Light" sitting on a store shelf surrounded by the recent releases of...

MY VISIT WITH THE DAR LADIES

I was invited to speak at a DAR luncheon--Daughters of the American Revolution--several months ago, but scheduling issues delayed my visit until this week. I knew little about the group other than that lineage to a Revolutionary-era ancestor was a requirement for membership.

My visit was to the ladies of the Pleasant Plains Chapter here in Maryland. Never heard of Pleasant Plains? Neither had I. It's because the chapter's charters are based on the original land deeds for their area. There's a ...

SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION

I was delighted, (thrilled), to hear that I was being asked to be the "Featured Artist" on YourLDSneighborhood. Here's the article that will soon be appearing. I'll post the link when it hits the cyber-waves. In the meantime, check out the mp3 ad files in the upper box of the sidebar. The first ad was released during the debut of "Dawn's Early Light." Ad two hit the LDSradio airwaves yesterday, timed to coincide with my Utah book signing trip.

Thanks for grinning and bearing my indulgence. I h...

MY BOOKSIGNING SCHEDULE

I'm speaking at a DAR meeting here in Maryland tomorrow, then I pack my bags and hit the road for Utah!

My Utah book signing schedule is up. It's short, and sweet, and perfect for a hobbling author with a broken foot. There are lots of great things about this trip--

1. I'll be travelling light since I only need right shoes!

2. I get to zoom through the airport lines in a wheelchair . . . also pretty handy!

3. I'm visiting my favorite book club, and

4. I'll also be popping in to a Relief Society E...

THE BOOK THAT IMPACTED ME THE MOST

A friend posed a really great question to me today--"Of all the books you've read, which has had the greatest impact on you?"

Great question, right?

Without question, no book or books equal the the scriptures for the power they've had in my life to educate, uplift, forewarn, provide hope, illuminate the power and love of God as well as the best and worse of man. But what of the works of men?

The book that leapt to my mind, and then remained my first choice, was a biography of George Washington, ...

THE BOOK THAT HAS IMPACTED ME MOST

A friend posed a really great question to me today--"Of all the books you've read, which has had the greatest impact on you?"

Great question, right?

Without question, no book or books equal the the scriptures for the power they've had in my life to educate, uplift, forewarn, provide hope, illuminate the power and love of God as well as the best and worse of man. But what of the works of men?

The first book that leapt to my mind, and then remained my first choice, was a biography of George...

GETTING BACK TO THE GRINDSTONE

The broken foot has slowed me down, and I hope I'll never again take the blessing of walking normally for granted again. But "broke or not," it's time to get back to work because there are lots of big doings on the quarterly horizon.

With a few medical precautions, I'm cleared to fly, so the Utah signings are on again. The exact locations and times are still being set, but we should have those soon, and then I'll post everything. Please come out if you can. There's nothing lonelier than a one...

TENDER MERCIES

Humility generally comes when you least expect it, frequently in the most unexpected ways, but the humiliating experiences that teach this vital principle are often tempered by the sweet accompaniment of the Tender Mercies of the Lord.

My most recent plunge into humility came on Saturday while helping some neighbors move. My inner circle is small--primarily composed of family, and friends from attending the same church for twenty-five years.

I've also been blessed with very good neighbors, some...

HELP FOR DRY HANDS

I have a terrible time with dry hands. Between the drying effect of normal household chores to the added dryness from rifling through papers, book pages, etc., sometimes my hands hurt so much it's difficult to type freely.

I've tried a ton of remedies, lotions, and creams with little lasting effect, even slathering the lotion on at night and wrapping my hands in plastic to hold the moisture in. That does seem to help but it requires several nights of treatment to mend the cracked skin. Santa ...

LAURIE'S "BEST OF 2009"

As the clock ticks down on 2009, I thought I post a few things that were real highlights for me, all discovered during the past year.

Movies

The most enjoyable movie of the year for me was "The Blindside." It's an absolutely wonderful feel-good, go-out-and-make-a-difference movie. But for me, the most important movie of the year was an oldie that I saw for the first time--"Fireproof." It wasn't the most perfectly acted film, and it was certainly didactic and formulaic in places, but the lesson...