I thought you all might enjoy reading some of the deleted scenes from my debut novel, Whither Shall I Go?. This first one was the original prologue-- the day Ellie was born.  In the near future, I plan to post more of these deleted scenes, all of them revolving around Ellie's adventures in Cades Cove … Continue reading Deleted Scene- Whither Shall I Go?

Book Review- Love’s Unfading Light By: Naomi Rawlings Book One in the Eagle Harbor series Tressa Danell is finished with men—from the wastrel who left her a widow, to the smelly trapper who keeps proposing, to the banker who wants to repossess her bakery. Every hour is spent working to pay off her late husband’s … Continue reading Five Star Book Review- Love’s Unfading Light

Holyman Undercover An Amish man comes to Hollywood to be a missionary and gets cast as Satan on a nighttime soap opera. My Thoughts: We were so disappointed by this movie. We've enjoyed other films with David A. R. White, so we expected this one to be the same pure quality. This was not a … Continue reading Movie Monday- Movie reviews

This week, 8 years ago, my husband and I went through one of the greatest trials of our lives. We were considering a move to Colorado and so, Daniel and I had gone on a survey trip to find a good church and put a contract on a house. We left our 22 month old … Continue reading

    I want to say thank you to everyone who has read my novel, purchased my novel, downloaded it for free, liked my page, shared my posts... Readers are what being an author is all about! This morning I want to share with you the reviews from readers on Amazon. If you love Christian … Continue reading What People Are Saying About “Whither Shall I Go?”

Will Ellie learn to trust God before it's too late? Labor Day Giveaway! Whither Shall I Go? eBook FREE from Sunday through Tuesday. Download your free copy NOW @ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074GZY6SQ.

In honor of throwback Thursday, I'm sharing some poems I wrote way back when. I believe it was in my late childhood years or early teens. Don't laugh... too hard! I'm sure I was older than in this picture. But I thought it was so cute. The Noisy Geese Hear the noisy geese go by, … Continue reading Throwback Thursday

Read my guest post on the Faith in Writing Blog-- Have you lost your song? http://wp.me/p78QJH-37f Please welcome Gina Holder to Faith in Writing. She has written a post for our Musical Wednesdays feature. On any given Sunday morning in any given church, there’s one thing that stands out above anything else. Many in the … Continue reading Guest Post on the Faith in Writing Blog

You may be familiar with the phrase, ‘to stick one’s foot in one’s mouth’ or more modernly ‘open mouth, insert foot.’ As a teenager, I had a best friend to whom I would endearingly say, ‘open mouth, switch feet.’ Job’s wife got a bad case of foot in mouth disease and the poor woman has … Continue reading Foot in Mouth Disease- A Defense for Job’s Wife

Whither Shall I Go? combines compelling characters, sweet romance, vivid setting, and historical details in this emotionally-charged story of one woman's struggle to surrender to God's plan and allow His grace to work in her life.