No, my blog isn’t four years old. (Actually, this is year three – hooray!) Today I celebrate 4 years married to the man of my dreams. 🙂 Thus – no blog today! Take care!
Guest Post: Saddle Talk with Sue Harrison
When I was eight years old, my best friend’s mom took a group of us kids to the fair. We decided to spend some of our tickets on a pony ride. I had my heart set on the little white pony. He was lovely. However, while I was waiting my turn in line, the guy who was in charge came over and told me in a loud voice that I was too fat to ride the white pony. I had to ride the brown. The brown pony was homely and ordinary, and I was disappointed. I was also embarrassed. My weight had been a problem for a couple of years, and...
Coming Full-Circle in Writing Conferences
This August marks the 4th consecutive year I’ve attended the Oregon Christian Writers Summer Coaching Conference. With a stellar faculty and amazing editors & agents, this conference has been essential to my writing career. Without the conference: I would have never learned the importance and value of marketing with other writers. I never would have met the Diamond Girls. I never would have met my agent (whom I met in 2009 and signed with in 2010). I never would have put that first novel to rest and written other novels that really honed my skills. I never would have started this website and blog. Now, as I look ahead to...
Guest Post: Horse Memories from a Horse-less Childhood
Welcome, Sarah Sundin, author of the Wings of Glory Series (all of which I’ve had the pleasure to review). See news about her next (and most certainly) amazing book at the end! Five young girls pedaled bikes up the winding road, past rustling eucalyptus trees. My bike was shimmery red with a basket and a bell. We went because our moms wanted us to get fresh air, because of the single steepest hill we knew—which stole my breath and thrilled my heart when I flew down on my Schwinn. But mostly we went for the horses. My childhood home in California had a backyard big enough for a dog and...
From the Archives: Love Does – and a challenge to you.
Live a better story. Get up and do. Look at your world differently. I dare you to read this book and not be changed. You’ll be challenged in your own study of Jesus. You’ll be challenged in your perception of church. Publisher’s description: “Love Does shares powerful stories coupled with eye-opening truths and empowers anyone who longs for a better world and a richer faith.” To me, this book was so much more. I carried it around with me each day because I felt like seeing the binding every time I looked into my purse reminded me of what I so easily forget. Love. Does. Action. Not words. Take it from Bob,...