Happy Nanowrimo! I love November for the chance to make real headway on my writing project. This year I haven't been able to get into a good rhythm of writing, until now! November is great for setting a pace and blowing through a couple thousand words a day. It's helpe...

Happy October! I love this month. The chill, sunny days. The rich colors and smells. And this year, the promise of healing for me. 

After a long struggle with eating only pureed foods for two months, losing twenty pounds, abdominal surgery, an abscess, and lots of disco...

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I haven't written a blog post since June! Summer camp ministry will take over one's life. And it did for about five weeks. We had a great summer staff this year, and things were going so well! Read on to hear how my life got flipped, turned upside down right in t...

Happy June! I can't believe it's June already. My life is broken into two parts which both feed passions of mine. Through the fall, winter and spring, I write, edit, and read to my heart's content. But summers are dedicated to camp ministry.

My husband works full time,...

 Let's face it: I'm terrible at blogging. This was never a thing I really wanted to do, but it seems to come with the territory of being an author with an online presence. I never know what to write about, or if there will be any interest in what I write. So, I've deci...

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Exciting news! I submitted my book to be reviewed on Reedsy Discovery which is an amazing online resource for Indie authors! They have professional editors and graphic designers you can hire, and their review program is pretty new, and I'm already loving i...

I've been too quiet around here, because I've been so busy reaching out to reviewers and loving life right now. We're playing the long game with No Way but Through, but I'm hoping it's about to explode and become viral. If not, that's fine too. This is all about gettin...

Today is Social Justice day, and no one shares my heart around this issue better than this beautifully written post by the Preemptive Love Coalition. 

I love the idea of loving others in the day to day small ways, instead of waiting for big anniversaries, or big events....

I'm in love with these new posters! Thanks to my friend, Sam Salerno for giving his time! I'm just going to leave these beauties here for your enjoyment. 

 Come to a book signing near you! 

We've set the dates. The events are happening! Here are the details as of now:

February 23rd, 12:30-2:30PM - My first book signing! 

Location: Margin Coffee, Albany, OR

Come for a book, a signature, good conversation, and amazing coffee!! 

February 23rd, 6:00-8:00PM - BOOK...