September 8, 2018

Blog/Jane Austen/Praying with Jane

Praying with Jane at the Jane Austen Centre, Bath

Hello, my dearest readers, the big news around here is that the Jane Austen Centre in Bath has selected Praying with Jane for their online gift shop. Signed books are now available to people around the world! {Quick, bring the smelling salts! This is where I swoon and am carried to a couch to be revived.} I’m so full of...

September 4, 2018

Blog/Faith

Book Review: Okayest Mom

Okayest Mom: When God’s Plan of Adoption Doubled My Family was of my favorite nonfiction books I read this summer! It speaks to the heart of every mom who has ever...

August 16, 2018

Blog/Jane Austen/Literary

Praying with Jane Book Launch Team Invitation!

My upcoming book, Praying with Jane: 31 Days Through the Prayers of Jane Austen, releases October 2, 2018 (Bethany House Publishers), and you’re invited to join my launch team! Praying...

July 16, 2018

Blog/Literary

Why we love classic stories.

I admit it: I like my books old and classic, thank-you-very-much. There’s something about old-fashioned values, quaint language, and innocent characters and storylines that provide comfort and escape from the...

July 9, 2018

Blog/Literary

You’ll never find me; I’m buried in books.

Admit it . . . you have some borrowed books laying around and a stack of books you’ll never read. Is it time for a book purge or a book...

July 1, 2018

Blog/Literary

Book Review: 5 Reasons You Should Read “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”

If someone whispered the words “secret literary society” in your ear, would you get the warm-fuzzies and follow their directions to the next meeting? If so, this book is for...

June 24, 2018

Blog/Literary

Book List: My Top 5 favorite authors all grown up.

Just when you think you’ve read all of your favorite author’s books, you sometimes find a new gem. As you mature, books that didn’t interest you when you were younger suddenly...