Bound by blood, but separated by centuries, two women unravel a hidden family secret in a thrilling quest for truth that could change everything they knew about their past. I’m thrilled to announce that I signed a book contract for my novel Jane’s Secret! <working title> How it All Started: A little more than ten…
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Never Give Up
I’m afraid I fall into the big red section of Writing Statistics. Yup. I’m one of the 55% of writers who have taken ten years or more to get a manuscript accepted. My mother visited recently. Some of you know Sally, so it won’t surprise you to read the quote she repeated during a lull…
Birds, The Tide and Success in 2024
The morning of the storm, we geared up for a walk. Despite weather warnings, we drove to the beach. Sure enough, six-foot swells crested with great urgency and power. Broken bits of shell crunched underfoot along the hard-packed sand at low tide. Feathers of all sorts and sizes stuck to wet surfaces, and lacey seafoam…
Groping Along
“He said to them, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?’ and they said to him, ‘No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.’” Acts 19:2 ~~~~~~ I knew Jesus was real. He had taken my hands, and given me comfort. There never was any doubt about it in…
Reach Out
“In every seed to breathe the flower, In every drop of dew To reverence a cloistered star Within the distant blue; To wait the promise of the bow Despite the cloud between, Is Faith–the fervid evidence Of loveliness unseen.” ~John B. Tabb ~~~~~ The night after I found out my birth name was supposed to…
Understanding
“I pray that the eyes of your understanding may be opened…” Ephesians 1:18 NKJV My life had changed, but I didn’t know it. Daily family life for me consisted of my mother, a sister old enough to be a mother, and a sister who was young enough to be my friend. I was wrapped in…
Rough Waters
I was born into the ever-widening generation gap. The 1960’s were a tumultuous decade, so it made sense that I was born on September 11. I slipped away from my mother’s broken heart, and out into the world, pretty close to the middle of the action. How quickly events in a day can be soured;…
Lucky
Lucky enjoying attention from the children
The Reset Button
Acorn
If you have had, or ever dreamed of having a pony, you are sure to like to read about our beloved Acorn at http://www.monadnockunderground.com/acorn/