A few readers wrote with some concern that this book was more “explicit” than my others and they wondered why I had Abra in relationships with three men. I knew that question would come up, what surprised me is the discomfort seemed to be focused on the love scene between Abra and Joshua as a …
“Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
It’s been a while since I’ve been to a writers’ conference, and this is one of the best in the country. I’m going as a student with a missionary friend from Chile. We can’t wait to dump our stuff in a room and head for class. The instructors are all terrific, several friends I’ve known …
“I love work (writing). It fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.”
The pestilence has spread. I’m not sure if it’s the cold I caught in Branson or the beaded strings of pollen dripping from our oak tree, but I’m still sniffling and hacking. I’m sorry to say Rick caught it a few days after I did. At least we’re no longer contagious (so we’ve been told), …
“What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?”
We had airline tickets that had to be used before March 13, and it had to be a quick trip that would fit into our already busy schedule. What was in-country and on our bucket list? Branson, Missouri!! We set the dates with the airline and got our hotel reservations. We figured the end of …
“…Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.”
Every year, around this time, I work on taxes. Or I should say I work on organizing and adding up all the data to hand over to our trustworthy CPA who makes sense of numbers. I still have trouble balancing our checkbook. One of my roommates in college was an accounting major (who eventually went …
“I spend my time at the gym doing diddly squats.” Unknown “If swimming is such a great way to stay in shape, explain whales.” Unknown