History, Real Life and Faith
My genealogy inspired “The Dogtrot Christmas.” More than once, I’d wondered why I spent so much time on the family genealogy. It seemed such a silly way to spend my time while living in Hawai’i. Years later, I discovered the reason when I wrote my first novella. My editor provided several parameters when I wrote “The Dogtrot Christmas” for The…
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What? You don’t feel like Christmas yet? It’s only 104 days (or less) until that reason for the season occurs: Jesus’ birthday. To help you get organized, early, this year, my co-writers on A Log Cabin Christmas Collection have put together a gift basket that includes a copy of the New York Times best seller signed by all nine writers,…
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I’ve been hunting for a photo of Permelia for 20 years. My grandfather was an enigma and his mother even more so. Nearly 20 years ago, I began a genealogy hunt hoping to learn more about the man and some of the mysteries of our family. Others have followed genealogy quests for similar reasons. I quickly learned that some of the…
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What do you do with an old yearbook? We moved this summer, in an unexpected way and fashion. We’re not far from our former home, but we still had to pack up everything and haul it over. Our former home is built on a hillside and I had no idea how much storage space we were using under the house…
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What do you do with an old yearbook? We moved this summer, in an unexpected way and fashion. We’re not far from our former home, but we still had to pack up everything and haul it over. Our former home is built on a hillside and I had no idea how much storage space we were using under the house…
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Both my September 1, 2013 releases are Christmas books shelved in the “inspirational fiction” section of your bookstore–if you still have a local bookstore. But what does “inspirational fiction” mean? The Charlotte and Mecklenberg County Public Library in North Carolina defines it this way: “Any good book can be an inspiration, but many of these books highlight people overcoming adversity…
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