My husband has been enjoying a series in the Daily Herald featuring different figures from the automobile industry. Surprisingly enough, it’s actually been fascinating to me, too—even though I’m someone who doesn’t care about what kind of car I’m driving just so long as it gets me there. The stories have contained a bit of […]
Archives for January 2011
Author Leisha Kelly Passes Away
Grand Rapids, MI — Leisha Kelly, 47, was killed in car accident Tuesday night near Fowler, Illinois. Her son, 16-year-old Justice, was also killed in the crash. Kelly, a resident of nearby Clayton, Illinois, was the author of 11 books, among them a best-selling inspirational historical fiction series centered around the Wortham and Hammond families, […]
Potential + Hope = Expectations
This past weekend my husband and I watched some old home movies—movies I don’t think we’d seen since we originally taped them (and I do mean tape; this was before the digital age). Initially we had all of the usual reactions: marveling at how much our kids had grown; how different the house looked; […]
Hearing Voices
If a friend told you they were hearing voices in their head, chances are you would gently recommend they seek psychiatric help. And you might be right to do so—unless your friend is a writer. I have lots of voices in my head. Okay, so I don’t “hear” them, but they’re there, all right. […]
Fiction Wednesday
The holiday season was light on new releases from my friends, as is January. However, I do have a new ad to share that Tyndale is planning to run soon in various publications. As you can see, my upcoming title, Springtime of the Spirit, is among them. The blurbs are too small to read, but […]
Confessions of a Salamander Slayer
Over ten years ago my husband and I were working in the yard and came across what looked to me like a mini-dragon—at the very least the biggest lizard I’d ever seen in my life. Like any other member of the wimp society, I was terrified. When you’re long on emotion and short on facts, […]
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