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Getting Older Can Be Funny

Regular readers of this blog (and on Facebook) know that Jerry and I enjoy watching the birds that populate our backyard and the common area between us and our neighbors. Because of the open plan for our little subdivision, we have clear views of a number of our neighbors’ back yards too.

So the other day, Jerry is looking out the dining room window and he says, “Look how that gray cat is sitting on the rolled up hose at ***’s house.”

I look, and sure enough. There is a gray cat sitting atop...

Books Authors Read | Susan Anne Mason (with a Giveaway)

Susan Anne Mason describes her writing style as “romance sprinkled with faith.” She particularly enjoys exploring the themes of forgiveness and redemption in her stories. Irish Meadows is her first historical novel and won the Fiction from the Heartland contest sponsored by the Mid-American Romance Author chapter of RWA. Susan lives outside of Toronto, Ontario, with her husband, two children, and two cats. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and Romance Writers of Ame...

Going to Sleep with Your Audiobook

I have gotten into the bad habit of falling to sleep at night with the TV on (Turner Classic Movies). The experts say we shouldn’t even have TVs in our bedrooms, that the light from the TV (and iPads andlaptops) before bed contributes to our insomnia issues.

So I am trying to return to a dark bedroom. Yes, I still read on my Kindle Paperwhite, usually for five to fifteen minutes until I’m sleepy, but the Paperwhite isnot backlit. It’s like reading any printed book with a book light, which is...

The Books Authors Read | Lisa Belcastro (and a Giveaway)

Lisa Belcastro lives with her family on Marthas Vineyard. She loves time with her family and friends, running, gardening, outdoor activities, cooking, chocolate, reading, traveling, a healthy dose of adventure, and her cat, Ben, who keeps her company while she creates fictional lives for the numerous characters living inside her head.When shes not at her desk, Lisa is living in paradise, volunteering at her daughters school, serving in her church community, planting and weeding her numerous g...

And Suddenly … a Full Calendar

Maglara / Dollar Photo Club

Remember my blog post of two or three weeks ago about taking time to breathe. I included a photo of my deadline whiteboard with nothing on it. Felt so good. Almost like I was on vacation.

Gracious. How things can change in so short a time period!

My first pass pages ofKeeper of the Stars have arrived from the publisher. My corrections, along with my discussion questions, are due back to them in a couple of weeks. Proofing and correcting the manuscript isn’t hard,...

Authors Who Inspire | Sarah Sundin (with a Giveaway)

Sarah Sundin is the author of seven historical novels, including Through Waters Deep (Revell, August 2015). Her novel On Distant Shores was a double finalist for the 2014 Golden Scroll Awards. A mother of three, Sarah lives in northern California, works on-call as a hospital pharmacist, and teaches Sunday school and women’s Bible studies. You can find her at www.sarahsundin.com.

Who was the first author who inspired you to write?

I honestly can’t remember. When I was little, I read anything...

July Wrap Up

Prawny / Dollar Photo Club

BIBLE READING:

Our church spent all of July continuing to work our way through1 Corinthians.

My morning Bible reading included (in part or in full) the books of Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, and Isaiah.

BOOKS READ:

I completed reading four books in the month of July. One novel and three non-fiction. All were good books, but the book I have to feature isThe Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech by Kirsten Powers.

Ms. Powers identifies herse...

Spotlight: Midnight on the Mississippi

MIDNIGHT ON THE MISSISSIPPI
by Mary Ellis

What Lies Beneath the Black Water of the Bayou?

Hunter Galen, a New Orleans securities broker, suspects his business partner, James Nowak, of embezzling their clients money, but hes reluctant to jeopardize their friendship. After James turns up dead, Hunter realizes his unwillingness to confront a problem may have cost James his life.

Nicki Price, a newly minted PI, intends to solve the stockbrokers murder as she establishes herself in the career sh...

The Books Authors Read | Olivia Newport (with a Giveaway)

Olivia Newports books twist through time to find where faith and passions meet. She lives in Colorado, where her husband and two twenty-something children keep her life in balance. Brightest and Best is the third of her Amish Turns of Time series, which also includes Wonderful Lonesome and Meek and Mild.

What was your favorite book as a child?

Hands down, The Secret Garden. It was fun so many years later to give my own daughter a copy that came with a lock and a tiny key. Not too long ago sh...

The Books Authors Read | Elizabeth Musser (with a Giveaway)

Elizabeth Musser, a native of Atlanta, Georgia now living in France, is a novelist who writes what she calls ‘entertainment with a soul.’ For over 25 years, Elizabeth and her husband, Paul, have been involved in mission work with International Teams.

What was your favorite book as a child?

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

What book did you read that first made you want to be an author?

I started writing poems and stories almost before I started readingwhen I was just sixbut A L...