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August 3, 2012
What Makes a Job Great
Watching the Olympics got me thinking about my favorite job in college. Back during the 1992 Olympics I worked for the smallest NBC affiliate. It was a great job for someone who loved journalism and thought that was where her future lay (there's a reason my first contemporary heroine was a tv reporter). That was an amazing time to work at a tv station...especially for an Olympics junkie. The
August 1, 2012
Me? A Swagger Wagon Mama?
I honestly never thought this day would come. I put it off until my oldest got too tall to climb into the backseat of our Chrysler Pacifica. I LOVED that vehicle. I put off this day until I got tired of not being able to take other kids with us to events. Until I got tired of paying for rental minivans so we could fit all of us and luggage in the vehicle to drive somewhere. So in honor of all
July 30, 2012
Where's Cara? Mackinac Island
This weekend my family made the drive to
Mackinac Island. We made the trip so that I could sign A Wedding
Transpires on Mackinac Island at the Island Bookstore.
The last time we visited the island, it was so I could do some research for A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island. That time,
while my family visited the Fort, I spent time with the police chief. My kids
were just grateful he
Mackinac Island. We made the trip so that I could sign A Wedding
Transpires on Mackinac Island at the Island Bookstore.
The last time we visited the island, it was so I could do some research for A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island. That time,
while my family visited the Fort, I spent time with the police chief. My kids
were just grateful he
July 27, 2012
Return to Mackinac Island with Love Finds You on Mackinac Island
Today I'm headed to Mackinac Island for a booksigning Saturday. This week, in anticipation of returning to the island, I read Melanie Dobson's historical Love Finds You on Mackinac Island. I loved stepping onto the island as it existed in 1894, a nice dovetail to my contemporary A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island.
Elena Bissette is playing on the stage of the Gilded Age. She knows she
Elena Bissette is playing on the stage of the Gilded Age. She knows she
July 25, 2012
Rare Earth Review
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Rare Earth Bethany House Publishers (July 1, 2012) by Davis Bunn
As I showed y'all last week, this was one of the books waiting for me when we returned from Germany. It also quickly climbed to the top of the stack because I'd read the first book, Lion of Babylon, and remembered it being a book I couldn't put down. This one
As I showed y'all last week, this was one of the books waiting for me when we returned from Germany. It also quickly climbed to the top of the stack because I'd read the first book, Lion of Babylon, and remembered it being a book I couldn't put down. This one
July 23, 2012
A Glimpse into Where I Create
Here's a glance into the area where I work when I'm writing -- and not hanging out at Panera. Believe it or not, for someone who craves clean, organized space, this is about as good as it gets for my desk. Between ACFW, writing, homeschool co-op and teaching, I have a lot of projects to juggle in a small space. Last week I collected a large diaper box of books to take to our church library. I
July 20, 2012
Book Explosion at the Putmans & Giveaway
It's the end of the week and I'm still coming off jet lag so I thought it was time for one more fun post.
Here are the first three books I read.
When we got back from Germany, here is one category of things that waited for me. I was like a kid at Christmas! (And you cannot imagine how many books I said no to!) Needless to say, I've been reading like crazy since I got home. It feels soooo
Here are the first three books I read.
When we got back from Germany, here is one category of things that waited for me. I was like a kid at Christmas! (And you cannot imagine how many books I said no to!) Needless to say, I've been reading like crazy since I got home. It feels soooo
July 18, 2012
Pleased to Present the Carol Award Finalists for Christian fiction
So excited to bring you this list of Carol Award finalists. I won a long time ago in short historical... and it is always fun to see who makes the list each year. If you're looking for a summer reading list, here you go. The ones I've read (about half) are fantastic!
Winners will be announced during ACFW’s annual conference gala in September in Dallas.
Debut Novel:
Fairer Than Morning by
Winners will be announced during ACFW’s annual conference gala in September in Dallas.
Debut Novel:
Fairer Than Morning by
July 16, 2012
Few more photos...Humor me?
As I write this, I have photos on the brain. Since our trip to Germany was a once in a lifetime, I got a new camera. As a result, I have 1800 photos I'm sorting, tagging, and getting ready to do something with. That doesn't count the ones my husband and kids took. So here are a few. While we're at it, anyone have tips on sorting photos?
Boom! Bang! Firepower!
My kiddos
Snuggling my
Boom! Bang! Firepower!
My kiddos
Snuggling my
July 13, 2012
A few photos from Germany
Today we're jet-lagged and our eight-week adventure is over. I hope you'll humor me if I share a few photos from last week. These are from a city park in Hannover, Germany, our homebase for the last eight weeks.
I was writing a guide to Hannover for GISMA and uncovered more information about a park we'd heard about. The Stadtpark was built in 1951 and took a bit to find. It's tucked behind the
I was writing a guide to Hannover for GISMA and uncovered more information about a park we'd heard about. The Stadtpark was built in 1951 and took a bit to find. It's tucked behind the
