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Clay in the Potter’s Hand
“But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.” Isaiah 64:8 NKJV I’m an author, not a potter, but I’ve watched a potter at work, and I’ve admired the finished creations. I have a faint memory of...
The MOM Degree
My mother told me that she wanted to go to college and study biology. However, at the time she graduated from high school, most women did not attend college. They got married and raised a family, which she did. (She was married to my dad for 47 years, until his death,...
A Time to Pray
Simply said, prayer is talking to God. God speaks to us through His Word. We talk to God through prayer. I’m thankful that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, made it possible for me to have a direct line of communication to the Father when He gave up His life on the cross...
A Little Bit of Me
"Write what you know," we're told. "Write your passion." As authors of fiction, we sometimes write bits and pieces of ourselves into our characters and their experiences. Friendship was on my mind when I began writing The Three Sisters series. I remembered the hurt I...
A Changed Life
Some minor characters have major impact. Derek Hall appears in all three books in The Three Sisters Series. I’m Derek Hall. I’ve known Aubrey, Haleigh, and Katie for a long time. We weren’t really friends in school, because they were religious and goody-goody and no...
A Kitten’s Tale
A KITTEN'S TALE You've met Haleigh's therapy dog, Sunshine, the White's calico, Sweetie Pie, and Timmy Morgan's dog, King, in the first two books in The Three Sisters Series. In Her Heart's Longing you'll meet a VIP. She'll tell you about herself. ...
Jesse, the Little Brother
I've been sharing deleted scenes that give you backstory for The Three Sisters series. I'd like to introduce you to some of the secondary characters who will appear in Her Heart's Longing. Today meet Jesse White. Jesse White here, the youngest member of the White...
Out from the Past
OUT from the PAST Creating backstory for characters gives an author a deeper understanding of the characters in a novel and influences the plot's direction. It's like meeting someone and becoming friends as you get better acquainted. The Three Sisters series...
Past Failure, Future Hope
One of the churches my husband pastored supported a local pro-life crisis pregnancy ministry, and my husband had the opportunity to counsel some of the girls. One important decision they had to make was whether to raise the child themselves or give the child up for...
Her Heart’s Longing, Cover Reveal and a Little Backstory
Her Heart's Longing: Katie's Story Here's the cover for Her Heart's Longing, the third book in The Three Sisters Series. If you've read Heart's Desire and A Heart's Journey (and I hope you have) you've met Katie Mann. This is her romance story. It's coming in July,...
Milestones
MILESTONES Have you ever played Mille Bornes? In this card game, the players are on a road trip. The first to reach exactly 1,000 miles is the winner of that hand, and the first to get exactly 5,000 miles wins the game. Of course, there are hazards along the way--...
Memories, Photo Albums, and Scrapbooks
Memories, Photos Albums, and Scrapbooks, Me with Snooks Me with Mom About thirty years ago, I took up scrapbooking. I enjoyed it, although it was time-consuming. In the business of life, I focused on the present as my husband and I raised our...
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