Give me a warm fire, a cup of tea and a good book and I'm in heaven. During January and February, I retreat into winter hibernation: soups and stews for dinner, a cozy uniform of fleece and Uggs, hot chocolate with extra marshmallows and a stack of books to relish
Continue ReadingI would like to invite you to a special event this Thursday evening, December 1st, at 6:30 at Parnassus Books. If you love Bread and Honey or if you are looking for a meaningful gift for yourself or someone you love this holiday, I hope you will come have a
Continue ReadingIt's here! With much excitement, I am happy to introduce my new book, The Pocket Cathedral, A Collection of Prayers. This has been a true labor of love with the mission of every word to give hope and draw the heart closer to God. This is a book to keep
Continue ReadingNothing says Summer more to me than savoring a peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream, enjoying a tall iced tea with lemon, catching lightening bugs with the kids and losing myself in a novel! I am headed out West with the six kids, two dogs and a sack full of
Continue ReadingWe human beings are an interesting lot: quirky, colorful and creative, full of surprises and a wanderlust for life. In another life, I would have been an anthropologist or Barbara Walters. I just love people. Nothing lights me up more than meeting a new person and learning their unique story. Unfortunately, if
Continue ReadingIn my dreams I would have a dinner party, an Otherworldly one. The guest list----my spiritual heroes. I would pull out all the stops, even mastering the perfect chocolate soufflé to thank these illumined figures for opening my eyes, stretching my faith and inspiring my spiritual curiosity. Where would I
Continue ReadingIt was the royal tradition in the Middle Ages that a woman with child would commence her "royal lying in chamber," "take to her bed," or enter her "confinement" in the last two months of her pregnancy. (Today we call it bed rest!) If you have read or watched any
Continue ReadingWe are headed out West to celebrate my mother in law's 70th birthday. There will be 13 children, 8 adults, and a poodle under one roof with the Grand Tetons as our glorious backdrop. We will fish, hike, float the Snake river, try our best to stay out of the
Continue ReadingIt is with pleasure that I was invited to guest post today on the wildly popular literary blog, Bacon on the Bookshelf. Jennifer Puryear curates a smart and creative blog of all things celebrating the written word. You can relish reviews of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, cookbooks, and many other curious suggestions!
Continue ReadingI often wonder what it truly means to have faith? Is it the great act of holding onto God and never letting go, fierce like a pit bull, despite what life throws at us? Is faith simply a statement, "I believe," and that suffices? Or is it a lifetime of spiritual tête-à-tête's between
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