My next book, Daniel Boone and Me, will be out soon. The final editing is done and the cover is ready. This is a book for YA and older readers and is novella length, under 40,000 words. I’m hoping to find some fellow bloggers who would like to read an ARC for their comments and …

My New Book, Daniel Boone and Me, Is Almost Ready to be Released Read More »

I spent a good part of this week without my main computer and all the information it holds. My fault. I have an external hard drive that I could have used with my laptop if I’d bothered to save anything. On Monday morning, I booted my computer and the screen saver came up but I …

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A short while ago, Hubs and I took a trip to Utah to see my son and his family. The last time I was there, I slipped on ice and face planted on my son’s concrete porch. Damage? Raccoon eyes, a fat nose and seven stitches. My daughter warned me not to fall on my …

A Bloody Entrance to Salt Lake City (a painful but sort of funny story) Read More »

Yep, I did it again. I am hosting one of the more than 200 different viruses that can cause a cold. Most of them are highly contagious. Rhinoviruses are the most common, but other viruses, such as adenoviruses, coronaviruses, human parainfluenza virus (HPIV), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), can also lead to mild or severe …

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At the feast of the Epiphany two Sundays ago, I started to give some serious thought to the ‘Three Kings’ while we were singing We Three Kings of Orient Are, one of my favorite Christmas carols. Who exactly were they? And why would they ‘travel afar?’ Celebrating the Epiphany In Duke Chapel, many years ago, …

THE EPIPHANY AND THE THREE KINGS WHO ARRIVED LATE Read More »