Dancing in the Rain Now Available!

I’ve been taking a break on the blog front–hopefully that will change soon–but I had to pass on this exciting news. The latest book from The Mosaic Collection is now available! Dancing in the Rain: Stories to Shelter the Soul features five authors telling five stories to inspire and uplift your soul. About the book: Wayward wandering exposes the characters …

Season of Hope Now Available!

SEASON OF HOPE Now Available! When I chose the title for this book months ago, I never would have imagined how fitting it would be for the year. I’ve survived cancer and covid, my husband’s Alzheimer’s has stabilized, and we’re (mostly) settled in our new home of five months. It’s been a tough year, but also a season filled with …

My Little Free Library!

My Little Free Library! For years I’ve been wanting a Little Free Library (https://littlefreelibrary.org/)  for my front lawn, and this past Christmas my family gifted me this adorable house! I couldn’t wait to get it out by the road! For me, there isn’t a better way to get to know neighbors than chatting about books. But before setting up, it …

A Tribute to Mom

Tribute to Mom I’ll never know how she did it. My mom, born and raised a city girl with dreams of seeing the world, sacrificed that dream to become a farmer’s wife. And then together they raised seven children. While raising those children, she also … made three full meals per day (we’re talking eggs, bacon, and toast for every …

Miss You, Mom!

This past week, Heaven flung open its gates, and Jesus opened wide his arms, as trumpeters heralded in a new soul. No, I’m not speaking of those three actors/musicians who’ve recently made the headlines and whose names have been plastered all over Facebook in recent days. I know nothing of their faith to make a judgment. But I have no …

Give Thanks in ALL Things

So far it’s been a tough holiday season. My mom’s been ill for a few years, yet her decline has been very gradual until this past month when it’s worsened like a snowball rolling downhill. Every day she seems to grows weaker, less coherent. Needless to say, it’s not easy to be thankful right now. Yet, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 directs to be thankful …

Starting With a Blank Canvas

–I interrupt Book Talk Tuesday to talk painting–although, if you think about it, painting and writing novels are very similar. Both start with a blank canvas and end up telling a unique story!– Last Friday my lovely daughter and I had a fantastic evening out at Wine and Canvas. It’s a brilliant business that makes artists out of EVERYONE, along with …

CIR March Madness Blog Hop!

Welcome to Brenda Anderson Books and the Clean Indie Reads March Madness Blog Hop! What a fun opportunity for readers to discover new favorite authors, with around 40 participants in this hop! Plus, you have a chance to win the March Madness Book Bundle Grand Prize (see book prizes >here<) with each participating blogger giving away an ebook! Please check out …

Misperception

Last week I was fortunate to escape home to spend five days at a quiet writing retreat. All by myself! For a writer on deadline, it was perfect. I spent the time editing my next release, Memory Box Secrets, having received full manuscript critiques from my critique partners. (I’m interrupting this post to say I have The Best critique partners. Period. Thank you, …