Rick and I had four wonderful days in the Great State of Texas. So many friendly people! I had the blessing of signing books with Beth Moore. She is exactly how I imagined: warm, open, bright, funny and gorgeous. If you haven’t read her new book, So Long Insecurity, run out and get it. It’s …
Next week Rick and I are taking our daughter, Shannon and her two kids to Washington, DC, and I can hardly wait. Getting ready to go has brought back memories of traveling with my mom and dad. Both wanted me and my brother to see the country – which meant every National Park they could …
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Her Mother’s Hope is now in stores! Yesterday, Rick and I had a few minutes to spare and ducked into Barnes and Noble. And there it was, on the front table! I’ve loved every minute I’ve spent writing Marta and Hildemara’s story. I hope you will love them as much as I do. I …
Every book has a “working title”. Her Mother’s Hope had several. The first one, Floodwaters, fit what I was feeling when I started working on the story: drowning in memories, being swept toward the sea. In other words, I was way over my head. Would I find the answers I was seeking? I held Mom …
While working on the story, I saw how four generations viewed faith differently. My grandmother thought “God helps those who help themselves.” Grandma knew she would have to leave Switzerland if she wanted a better life. So she set out on her own. She made her way in the world through fierce determination and hard …
My mother kept a diary. She had a favorite fountain pen and bought a new hardbound journal every year and seldom missed a day. When dying of breast cancer, she walked me through her house and asked what I would like to have. I asked for her journals. They are the most important part of …
Her Mother’s Hope started with something Mom said shortly after Grandma died. After Grandma had a stroke, Mom and Dad drove south, speeding to be at her side. She died before they arrived, and Mom said, “I think she willed herself to die so we couldn’t talk things out.” Mom and Grandma had been estranged …
Over the next few weeks, I’m going to blog about the “back stories” in my new novel, Her Mother’s Hope, which will be released on March 16. Every story I have written has come from a question with which I’ve struggled or an issue in my life. This book (which became two books) started with …