Recently, my family had the treat of seeing a live production of the Broadway musical Newsies. My feet tapped and heart swelled with delight as I watched the singing, dancing, show-stopping performance. Little puts a grin on my face as easily as top-notch musical theater! (If you’re the same way, watch this trailer—doesn’t it […]
We have a very special treat today—I am hosting one of the final sneak peeks into Lori Benton’s newest historical novel, The Wood’s Edge, before its release on April 21st! The beauty and power of Lori’s writing, as well as our shared heart for Native American history, made me a devoted fan of […]
It’s February—Black History Month! Sometimes people feel that separating out a select month for African-American history only emphasizes racial divisions rather than helping overcome them, but I love how my friend Sandra Barnes addresses this issue here. It’s only in the last few years that I’ve really become aware of Black History […]
Stories. They matter, because God uses them to reflect His truth and reach our hearts. And because He Himself is the most masterful Storywriter of all. I loved some of the comments and insights you readers shared on this topic here last week! But sometimes stories also matter because they need […]
Amid the bustle–and often, stress–of this season for many of us, it helps me to have intentional ways to focus my mind and heart on why we celebrate this time of Advent anyway. To remember that Jesus really did come to this messy world of ours, to real people in real, and often difficult, circumstances, […]
Do you celebrate Native American Heritage Month? I haven’t become very aware of it until the past few years. And though I’ve been learning more about the stories and heritage of the host peoples of our land year-round, I haven’t usually done anything much different during November. But this year, I had several ideas […]
I grew up celebrating Reformation Day on October 31st (no offense to my Catholic friends out there!). My teen years are peppered with fond memories of dressing up in 16th century garb, eating lentil stew by candlelight, and playing the piano for us to sing Luther’s “A Mighty Fortress is Our God” together. […]
So sorry for the lateness of this posting, friends–I’ve been a bit swamped getting back in the swing of things after this year’s ACFW conference in St. Louis, Missouri. But…I thought you might like to take a peek into the setting of my next novel! Fort Tejon, California, was an occupied military outpost during the […]
I read the most beautiful story in the newspaper yesterday. I’m not much of a newspaper reader. For most of my life, my dad hasn’t been either, but the last few years he’s enjoyed taking in a Daily Times. And he’ll save articles he thinks would interest me, usually those covering Native American […]
It’s been quite a week! This past Saturday, I took a wee trip into the past—and the setting of my next novel—at Fort Tejon, California, with their monthly Frontier Army Days Living History event. I used the magic words “I’m a writer” and watched as the floodgates of the interpretive staff’s knowledge and even […]
