I first met Shannon Taylor Vannatter about six years ago, shortly after I joined ACFW. I was assigned to a critique group with Shannon, Lorna Seilstad, and Jerri Ledford. Being placed together with these three talented authors was truly God orchestrated. In the years I’ve know them, I’ve had front row seats as all three authors published their first novels …
Meeting the Cast from Miss Saigon, Part Two
It was fun getting to know Manna Nichols (Kim) and Charlie Brady (Chris) yesterday–now today we get to meet Orville Mendoza who plays The Engineer in Miss Saigon. The Engineer is a slightly sleazy but likable owner of “Dreamland,” a Vietnamese club, where the two star-crossed lovers, Kim and Chris, meet. Orville, how did you prepare for your role as …
Meeting the Cast from Miss Saigon
In a few weeks, I’ll have the pleasure of attending the opening night for Miss Saigon at the Ordway Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. I know very little about the play other than it’s created by Schönberg and Boublil, the very creators of Les Misérables so the music has to be wonderful. Courtesy of the Ordway, today I get to share interviews …
Congratulations Carol & Genesis Award Winners!
While I couldn’t enjoy the ACFW Conference in person this year, thanks to Facebook I was able to live vicariously through everyone’s pictures and status updates. (Although all the photos of my friends with Frank Peretti and with Tosca Lee made me a little bit jealous. ;)) Also, I love that the Awards Gala is now broadcast online. While I …
Who Are You?
I love this song by Matthew West. When I get down on myself, it’s a much-needed reminder of who I am–who we are as seen through God’s eyes. Nothing else really matters. Hello, My Name Is by Matthew West I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made … Psalm 139:14
Loving LOVE’S AWAKENING
LOVE’S AWAKENING, Ballantyne Legacy Series (Revell) by Laura Frantz Publisher Description: Ellie finds that her parents are away on a long trip and her siblings don’t seem to want her to stay. When she opens a day school for young ladies, she begins tutoring the incorrigible daughter of the enemy Turlock clan. The Turlocks are slaveholders and whiskey magnates, envious …
The Scariest Thing About Parenting
When our daughter was born 21 years ago, my husband and I had help from my mom for a week. This parenting thing? No problem. Then my mom left, driving 3-1/2 hours away where all our friends and relatives lived. My husband and I looked at each other, with fear and the question “Now what?” gleaming from our eyes. We …
September 2013 – Novel Anticipation
September delivers a diverse selection of books–historical, literary, speculative, romance–something for every taste. I’m looking forward to reading all of these. LOVE’S AWAKENING, Ballantyne Legacy Series #2 (Revell) by Laura Frantz – I’ve read this already having received the novel courtesy of Laura Frantz and Revell. (Thank you!) Once again, Laura penned a story that was beauty all around: plot, …