Good Reads & Beautiful Things | October
Around here, the changing colors are at their loveliest, and I have my eye out for beautiful things to share with you. Because sharing and celebrating beauty is one way we see God working in […]
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The Imaginary Girl That Inspired Me to Take Real Action
Jayashri is an imaginary girl who wasn’t part of my original story plan. My original plan was to write a novel about a talented young musician and single-mom, Ally, running from her traumatic past — a story that what would become Her Memory of Music. Into the tale came Rees, a troubled, American human-trafficking investigator home on furlough from his work in India. It was as I wrote his story that Jayashri popped into the picture. Boy, did she.
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Her Memory of Music | in celebration of a book birthday
Hard to believe it’s been four years since my debut novel, Her Memory of Music, hit the shelves. In those years, it’s been a joy to receive feedback from readers on how this story has […]
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Little Bits of Lovely | September edition
Sometimes it’s the little things that make life lovely. Today I’ve invited a few favorite friends from around the web to help me celebrate those little bits of beauty that in the last month have […]
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If I Run by Terri Blackstock | book rec
Hey readers! Today I have an entire series to recommend, something I don’t think I’ve ever done. If I Run, the first book in the three-book series by the same name, came recommended to me […]
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In Which We Drop Our First Child at College
It’s been two weeks since our family drove across the state to get our eldest installed for his freshman year at Whitworth University. Whenever I mention dropping Jack at college, the first thing everyone wants […]
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One Small but Significant Thing I Learned This Summer
Hello, friends! Last week our daughter started her senior year of high school, and last weekend we traveled across the state to drop off our son at Whitworth University for his freshman year. A new […]
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A Hand to Hold in Deep Water by Shawn Nocher | book review
Hello, friends! Here on the cusp of summer, I am delighted to share with you a book I loved that offers potential for perfect summer reading. A Hand to Hold in Deep Water by newcomer […]
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Tornado Brain by Cat Patrick | book review
Hi friends! The other day, my husband saw me reading Tornado Brain and commented, “That doesn’t look like a book you’d normally read.” True enough. Perhaps you’re thinking the same thing and wondering why I’m […]
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Q&A with Rea Frey, author of Until I Find You
Hi Readers! Fans of domestic suspense may remember today’s guest, Rea Frey, and her debut novel Not Her Daughter, which I featured on the blog in 2018. As I said in that review, Not Her […]
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