
Lessons Learned from a Four-Week Hospital Stay
My husband was recently hospitalized for complications related to his Parkinson’s disease. I took him

My husband was recently hospitalized for complications related to his Parkinson’s disease. I took him

I recently learned that my two most recent novels, When Heart Shall Fail and A

On January 1, I read a piece by Lauren Jackson in the New York Times’s

I was able to travel to meet my new granddaughter a couple of weeks ago.
I wrote in an earlier post that my husband and I are building a new
Join the nation in a moment of silence at 3:00pm on Memorial Day to remember
My latest published novel, Safe Thus Far, was a finalist for the 2022 Thorpe Menn

It’s the middle of tax preparation season, a time of year I hate. I am
I’ve always wanted to be a renaissance woman—to be like the educated class of the
I’ve written before about my husband’s bald cypress tree. We had it chopped down last
I am so pleased to announce that my latest historical novel, My Hope Secured: Love
Today, December 6, is St. Nicholas Day, a feast day honoring St. Nicholas, a 4th-century
My fourth-grade teacher was a rather strict nun whose name I cannot remember. (I think

Much like the current pandemic, the California Gold Rush started at a specific epicenter and
My husband and I will celebrate our thirty-ninth wedding anniversary soon. We were married just
I’ve never been one to play practical jokes. And I don’t like them played on

Remembering last week’s Thanksgiving celebration brings a smile to my face. I think the memories

In November 1978, my husband and I spent Monday through Wednesday of Thanksgiving week interviewing
During October, I’ve traditionally posted about “haunting books” I’ve read in the past year. This
My husband sold his boat earlier this year, and I discovered that three boxes of
A month or two ago I was working on the cover for my novel about