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We call it fluffy rain.

We call it fluffy rain.

Same coast as a couple of weeks ago. Different sta

Same coast as a couple of weeks ago. Different state…and only here for an hour on the way to…another state.:)

What’s your “dandelion out of season” observ

What’s your “dandelion out of season” observance today?

Last week, this spot beckoned, “Come and sit a s

Last week, this spot beckoned, “Come and sit a spell.” I resisted the temptation to claim I had things to do and instead chose to be. Sweet little mid-day recharge. Where’s yours?

Peace. Ours. His gift.

Peace. Ours. His gift.

Even on a gray day…ooh, the variety!

Even on a gray day…ooh, the variety!

Great view from our motel!

Great view from our motel!

Check out these authors’ books!

Check out these authors’ books!

Our north yard. See the gap in the trees? The litt

Our north yard. See the gap in the trees? The little path? That’s where the bear scat was today. About 200 miles too close. :)

First line morning glory of the season. Grateful i

First line morning glory of the season. Grateful it was persistent.

New week, new version!

New week, new version!

This week’s mini-bouquet.

This week’s mini-bouquet.

Raindrops on not-roses. Simple delights.

Raindrops on not-roses. Simple delights.

It’s the details!

It’s the details!

Doesn’t everyone have one of those pots that get

Doesn’t everyone have one of those pots that get stuck in a corner unused for the summer? Today, that empty space bloomed!

A bouquet doesn’t have to be big to promote joy.

A bouquet doesn’t have to be big to promote joy.

One picking. Also gathered three wasp bites in my

One picking. Also gathered three wasp bites in my arm pit. Mostly a good morning. :)

I don't want to neglect appreciating those on thei

I don't want to neglect appreciating those on their way.

Life cycle in an image.

Life cycle in an image.

Soon to be purely blue!

Soon to be purely blue!

Dear birds who used by garden fence as your high f

Dear birds who used by garden fence as your high falutin’ loo last year, thank you for what you deposited!

You are not trying hard enough, carrots!

You are not trying hard enough, carrots!

Today’s report after a hard rain.

Today’s report after a hard rain.

Driftwood Henge

Driftwood Henge

Better shot of this gorgeous scene. Birthed in the

Better shot of this gorgeous scene. Birthed in the lilac Mom gave me to plant in memory of my dad.

Nestled in the French Lilac bush!

Nestled in the French Lilac bush!

There’s always that one leaf looking for the spo

There’s always that one leaf looking for the spotlight. Well done!

God’s Mother’s Day gift to me. This scene…an

God’s Mother’s Day gift to me. This scene…and three amazing kids, two amazing spouses of those kids, and seven amazing grandkids.

And…it starts.

Most of Big Dipper with cell phone!

Most of Big Dipper with cell phone!

Apple blossom, honeysuckle, lilac, lily of the val

Apple blossom, honeysuckle, lilac, lily of the valley, and a yellow weed.

Warmed my flower-starved heart! And made me think

Warmed my flower-starved heart! And made me think of Robin W. Pearson.

A bud! A bud! Ran outside to capture the wonder wh

A bud! A bud! Ran outside to capture the wonder when it caught my attention through the window. Are you running to capture the small buds of wonder?

Harvested first chives today. Yea, even in an almo

Harvested first chives today. Yea, even in an almost snowless winter in the northwoods, this is a big deal.:) be honest…how many were enamored by the pen?

Oh, the colors!

Oh, the colors!

February almost never looks or feels like this.

February almost never looks or feels like this.

Celebrating the amazing Robin W Pearson and Dysfun

Celebrating the amazing Robin W Pearson and Dysfunction Junction! #tyndalepublishing #robinwpearson #dysfunctionjunction #familydrama

Celebrating this author and book too! #jenniferdie

Celebrating this author and book too! #jenniferdiebel #irishmatchmaker #revellbooks #irishalldaylong

Celebrating this story and author! #heatherkaufman

Celebrating this story and author! #heatherkaufman #biblicalfiction #bethanyhousepublishers #upfromdust

Have to get up way before dawn to play giant chess

Have to get up way before dawn to play giant chess in an airport…by yourself.:)

Note the cute ornament my co-author sent me for Ch

Note the cute ornament my co-author sent me for Christmas!

The pulled-back view.

The pulled-back view.

Sweater weather. Little known fact. When I had tim

Sweater weather. Little known fact. When I had time fore more hobbies, I made these. Love knitting with real wool. Love the intriguing color combos that sometimes emerge. Rather like using real words and watching stories unfold.

Great spot for some tea and pondering.

Great spot for some tea and pondering.

The sun’s effects. My joy? The Son’s effects!

The sun’s effects. My joy? The Son’s effects!

Colors of a crisp fall day.

Colors of a crisp fall day.

This is the PATH between raised beds. We are not r

This is the PATH between raised beds. We are not running a mushroom farm.:)

Ask us how much it’s rained here lately. Just as

Ask us how much it’s rained here lately. Just ask.

More client new releases!

More client new releases!

After the rain. #beautywhereyoufindit

After the rain. #beautywhereyoufindit

Where did all the bees go? My house!

Where did all the bees go? My house!

Thanks for your faithfulness, morning glories!

Thanks for your faithfulness, morning glories!

Love the variety represented in some of my clients

Love the variety represented in some of my clients’ new releases!

Can you see the natural glimmer on these velvety b

Can you see the natural glimmer on these velvety blossoms?

Oh, what a beautiful morning! Can you hear the flo

Oh, what a beautiful morning! Can you hear the flowers’ song?

Thank You, Lord, for sunsets and oceans and sand a

Thank You, Lord, for sunsets and oceans and sand and Your mercies.

Love when the day starts like this! #beautywhereyo

Love when the day starts like this! #beautywhereyoufindit

Service with a smile at #bnstcloud

Service with a smile at #bnstcloud

So much fun! #bnstcloud

So much fun! #bnstcloud

http://www.megancastle.com/event-giveaway/

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Fabulous, welcoming event in an elegant environmen

Fabulous, welcoming event in an elegant environment at the St. Louis Hyatt Regency at the Arch Aug 24-26! Don't miss this reader retreat with authors, book signings, fun, food, swag bags, free books, books to purchase...! https://www.acfwstoryfest.com/

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Authors like me who offer hope in the pages joinin

Authors like me who offer hope in the pages joining together to help gift you with special small giveaways and a chance at larger prizes! Check on Megan's website for more details!

A road of blueberries.

A road of blueberries.

Strawberry freezer jam! Yum.

Strawberry freezer jam! Yum.

Homemade Forkie.

Homemade Forkie.

Looking for the name of this one. Blossom about th

Looking for the name of this one. Blossom about thumbnail size.

Food for thought.

Food for thought.

Whoa. Like…whoa.

Whoa. Like…whoa.

Summer grasses. Beauty where you find it.

Summer grasses. Beauty where you find it.

New lettuce, cress, a planted onion, the tiny volu

New lettuce, cress, a planted onion, the tiny voluntary onion, and three green beans do TOO a harvest make!

My Grandma on Dad’s side would be so pleased. Sn

My Grandma on Dad’s side would be so pleased. Snapdragons!

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Honeysuckle moment

Honeysuckle moment

Imperfect but colorful.

Imperfect but colorful.

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Don’t miss this!

Don’t miss this!

August 24-26, 2023 St. Louis presented by ACFW.com

August 24-26, 2023 St. Louis presented by ACFW.com #acfwstoryfest2023

Sunset in Savannah. Sweet.

Sunset in Savannah. Sweet.

Last Sunrise with snow and icicles this winter? Pl

Last Sunrise with snow and icicles this winter? Please, Lord?

The string of birds spell hope. Ironic, isn’t it

The string of birds spell hope. Ironic, isn’t it?

Yes, I am working!

Yes, I am working!

Social media etiquette #kindnesscounts #expertti

Social media etiquette

#kindnesscounts #experttips #protips #notacelebrity #oldadage #stephaniemadeusdothis #alsorelevantforparenting and #marriage and #bookproposals and #speaking and #friendships and #ineedfriendswhomakedothisstuff

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Zoom in to see the diamond dust this morning.

Zoom in to see the diamond dust this morning.

Thank you, Memphis!

Thank you, Memphis!

Pretty, isn’t it? Spring, it isn’t. #enoughwin

Pretty, isn’t it? Spring, it isn’t.
#enoughwinteralready #sureyouarebeautifulbutcomeon

Why do I write?

Why do I write?

That must have been SOME wind!

That must have been SOME wind!

Beauty in contrasts.

Beauty in contrasts.

Art moment of the day. Write your own caption in t

Art moment of the day. Write your own caption in the comments. Would love to know what it evokes in you.

Moment of silence for the sadness of undecorating

Moment of silence for the sadness of undecorating the tree. Relaxed the two ornaments. Not ready yet!

The light! Oh, the light!

The light! Oh, the light!

Mama cardinal keeps looking up. “This roof will

Mama cardinal keeps looking up. “This roof will hold, right?”

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Monet…in PlayDoh form.

Monet…in PlayDoh form.

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The stuff of which stories are made. #novels #amwr

The stuff of which stories are made. #novels #amwriting #shouldbewriting

I know it looks like the faded red patio chair is

I know it looks like the faded red patio chair is smiling, but I am unsure.:)

For those who wear crimson when everyone else is d

For those who wear crimson when everyone else is dressed in mustard.

Some have well manicured lawns. I have this. :)

Some have well manicured lawns. I have this. :)

I mean…glorious!

I mean…glorious!

Seriously, though…

Seriously, though…

Unfiltered frost.

Unfiltered frost.

Wonder how long I can keep this alive inside when

Wonder how long I can keep this alive inside when it was so happy in the garden. #basil #yesthatsasaltshakerforreference

Blue skies and water make my heart sing.

Blue skies and water make my heart sing.

Applying for a job with the Wisconsin tourism bure

Applying for a job with the Wisconsin tourism bureau. :)

Sunlight paints such beautiful pictures.

Sunlight paints such beautiful pictures.

Husband. Fishing Coconut coffee Bassoon Concerto

Husband. Fishing

Coconut coffee

Bassoon Concertos

Nature

Reading

Dream spot for coffee and soul refreshment. Up Nor

Dream spot for coffee and soul refreshment. Up North morning.

Research is rough, am I right?

Research is rough, am I right?

It’s the season for creative uses of garden toma

It’s the season for creative uses of garden tomato abundance. GF English muffin, avocado, tomato, a bit of egg and a smidge of bacon=breakfast! Making do with what you have—a fine art.

A few cobs to eat, the rest for the freezer.

A few cobs to eat, the rest for the freezer.

Sweet morning stroll through the garden. No, I don

Sweet morning stroll through the garden. No, I don’t pick tomatoes green. Raccoons knocked these off. Ask how I feel about raccoons and chipmunks right now. Hint:It’s not love.

Against the backdrop of a rainy Friday, beauty. No

Against the backdrop of a rainy Friday, beauty. Notice the antique blocks in the corner of the scene? We found them in the walls of our home years ago during remodeling. A letter B for my husband and a C for me. #enduringlove #yeswewereyoungwhenwemarried #simplebeauty #simplejoys #beautywhereypufindit #lovewhereyoucreateit

Had to go looking for her. Why would you hide a sm

Had to go looking for her. Why would you hide a smile like that?😊

Love first morning visits to the garden. Blueberri

Love first morning visits to the garden. Blueberries and basil.

Think your impact is too small to be noticed? It’s not. #beautywhereyoufindit

Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories ar

Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories are forever! Don’t forget to enter to WIN http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/26e109461/? (Link also in BIO)

DAY 8 - featuring @christinasuzann! Christina Suzann Nelson in an inspirational speaker and the award-winning author. Her first novel, If We Make It Home, was honored as one of Library Journal’s top five inspirational novels of 2017. In 2017, Christina was named the OCW Cascade’s Writer of Promise and received a Cascade award for her novel, Swimming in the Deep End.
…Christina is over the top about her passions, including the stories created somewhere in the twists and turns of her less-than-focused brain. When she’s not writing, Christina serves on the board of the non-profit, Every Child Linn-Benton, where she has the opportunity to influence the lives of families and children in the foster care system. On a typical day, she chases escaped farm animals, reads, hikes with her dog, and enjoys her husband and six kids.

About Christina’s book:
Cassie George is barely staying above water as she works to get her doctorate and raise her daughter. But she stubbornly keeps swimming to prove a few bad decisions haven't ruined her forever. Plus, it's all a great excuse to stay away from the small Oregon town she fled in shame years prior. But when she receives a call that the aunt who raised her has had a major health crisis, she knows it's time to return.

Cassie is surprised to be more welcomed by the quirky seaside community than she expected, even if there's still tension between her and her former classmate Nora Milford. But she still can't help feeling unsettled and is mystified by a mysterious package that appears, full of typed pages that tell the story of an anonymous woman's life. As her curiosity sends her on a journey toward truth, Cassie will discover that who she thought she was and what she wants for her life are both about to change.
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Day 7 - Patricia Raybon Welcome to The Forever Tou

Day 7 - Patricia Raybon
Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories are forever! Don’t forget to enter to WIN http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/26e109461/? (Link also in BIO)

DAY 7 - featuring @patriciaraybon! Patricia Raybon is an award-winning Colorado author, essayist and novelist who writes top-rated books at the daring intersection of faith and race. Her first fiction -- an historical detective series, All That Is Secret, set in 1923 in Colorado's Klan era -- is a Parade Magazine Fall 2021 "Mysteries We Love" selection and a Masterpiece on PBS "Best Mystery Books of 2021" selection "As Recommended by Bestselling Authors."|
For a deep dive into Patricia's compelling world of faith and fiction, connect with her daring and insightful books—and receive a free download of her "Busy Person's Guide to Hearing God" -- at patriciaraybon.com

About Patricia’s book:
Can an amateur detective solve the cold case mystery of her lost father’s murder?
In the winter of 1923, Professor Annalee Spain—a daring but overworked theologian at a small Chicago Bible college—receives a cryptic telegram calling her home to Denver to solve the mystery of the murder of her beloved but estranged father.
For a young Black woman, searching for answers in a city ruled by the KKK could mean real danger. Still, with her literary hero Sherlock Holmes as inspiration, Annalee launches her hunt for clues, attracting two surprising allies: Eddie, a relentless young white boy searching for his missing father, and Jack, a handsome Black pastor who loves nightclub dancing and rides in his sporty car, awakening Annalee’s heart to the surprising highs and lows of romantic love.
With their help, Annalee follows clues that land her among Denver’s powerful elite. But when their sleuthing unravels sinister motives and deep secrets, Annalee confronts the dangerous truths and beliefs that could make her a victim too.
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Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories ar

Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories are forever! Don’t forget to enter to WIN http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/26e109461/? (Link also in BIO)

DAY 6 - featuring @sara_brunsvold! Sara Brunsvold creates stories that speak hope, truth, and life. Influenced by humble women of God who find His fingerprints in the everyday, she does the same in her life and her storytelling. Sara’s recognitions include the 2020 ACFW Genesis Award for Contemporary Fiction. She lives with her family in Kansas City, where she can often be spotted writing at a park or library.
About Sara’s book: Aidyn Kelley is talented, ambitious, and ready for a more serious assignment than the fluff pieces she's been getting as a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star. In her eagerness, she pushes too hard, earning herself the menial task of writing an obituary for an unremarkable woman who's just entered hospice care.

But there's more to Clara Kip than meets the eye. The spirited septuagenarian may be dying, but she's not quite ready to cash it in yet. Never one to shy away from an assignment herself, she can see that God brought the young reporter into her life for a reason. And if it's a story Aidyn Kelley wants, that's just what Mrs. Kip will give her--but she's going to have to work for it.

Debut author Sara Brunsvold delights with this emotional multigenerational story that shows that the very best life is made up of thousands of little deaths to self. You'll want to be just like Mrs. Kip when you grow up!
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Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories ar

Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories are forever! Don’t forget to enter to WIN http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/26e109461/? (Link also in BIO)

DAY 4 - featuring @lizjohnsonbooks! By day Liz Johnson is a marketing manager. She makes time to write late at night—that’s when she thinks best anyway. Liz is the author of more than a dozen novels including a HOLT Medallion Award winner, a New York Times bestselling novella, and a handful of short stories. She’s a Christy Award finalist and a three-time ACFW Carol Award finalist. She makes her home in Phoenix, Arizona, where she enjoys exploring local music, theater, and doting on her nieces and nephews. She writes stories of true love filled with heart, humor, and happily ever afters.
About Liz’s book: When Eli Ross left Prince Edward Island to join the NHL, he left a broken family behind. More than a decade later, he's broke and headed home to an uncertain welcome. He wants to make things right with the family he wronged, but his mom's business partner isn't making it easy. To top it off, the coaching job he's accepted turns out to be far more difficult than he anticipated.
For years, Violet Donaghy has put everything she had into making Eli's mom's ceramics shop a success, and she's not eager to forgive the man who hurt the family that's taken her in as one of their own. But when the kiln at the shop starts a fire that nearly destroys the studio, she'll need all the help she can get to save the business and their summer income.
Can these two strong-willed people come together to mend the broken pieces of the Ross family? Or will the ghosts of the past continue to haunt them?
Return to Prince Edward Island for a romantic story of family, forgiveness, and the power of love.
#southernfiction #womensfiction #instagood #booklover #bookworm #bookgiveaways #bibliophile #booksbooksbooks #readersofinstagram #bookaddict #bookcommunity #bipocauthors #bookstagram #booklover #diversereads #diversebooks #bipocbooks #bookrecommendations #readersofinstagram #bookaddict #igreads #bookstack

Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories ar

Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories are forever! Don’t forget to enter to WIN http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/26e109461/? (Link also in BIO)

DAY 3 - featuring @susie_finkbeiner! Susie Finkbeiner is the CBA bestselling author of The Nature of Small Birds, All Manner of Things — which was selected as a 2020 Michigan Notable Book — and Stories That Bind Us, as well as A Cup of Dust, A Trail of Crumbs, and A Song of Home. She serves on the Fiction Readers Summit planning committee, volunteers her time at Ada Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and speaks at retreats and women’s events across the country. Susie and her husband have three children and live in West Michigan.

About Susie’s book: In 1975, three thousand children were airlifted out of Saigon to be adopted into Western homes. When Mindy, one of those children, announces her plans to return to Vietnam to find her birth mother, her loving adopted family is suddenly thrown back to the events surrounding her unconventional arrival in their lives.

Though her father supports Mindy's desire to meet her family of origin, he struggles privately with an unsettling fear that he'll lose the daughter he's poured his heart into. Mindy's mother undergoes the emotional rollercoaster inherent in the adoption of a child from a war-torn country, discovering the joy hidden amid the difficulties. And Mindy's sister helps her sort through relics that whisper of the effect the trauma of war has had on their family--but also speak of the beauty of overcoming.

Told through three strong voices in three compelling timelines, The Nature of Small Birds is a hopeful story that explores the meaning of family far beyond genetic code.
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Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories ar

Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories are forever! Don’t forget to enter to WIN http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/26e109461/? (Link also in BIO)

DAY 2 - featuring @piper_huguley! Piper G Huguley, named 2015 Debut Author of the Year by Romance Slam Jam and Breakout Author of the Year by AAMBC, is a two-time Golden Heart ®finalist & the author of “Migrations of the Heart,” a three-book series of historical romances set in the early 20th century featuring African American characters. Huguley is also the author of the “Home to Milford College” series which follows a college from its founding in 1866. The prequel novella to the “Home to Milford College” series, The Lawyer’s Luck, reached #1 Amazon Bestseller status on the African American Christian Fiction charts…
About Piper’s book: 1953, New York City - Less than a week before the society wedding of the year where Jacqueline Bouvier will marry John F. Kennedy, a pipe bursts at Ann Lowe’s dress shop and ruins eleven dresses, including the expensive wedding dress, a dress that will be judged by thousands. A Black designer who has fought every step of the way, Ann knows this is only one struggle after a lifetime of them. She and her seamstresses will find the way to re-create the dresses. It may take all day and all night for the next week to accomplish the task, but they will do it. 1918, Tampa - Raised in Jim Crow Alabama, Ann learned the art of sewing from her mother and her grandmother, a former slave, who are the most talented seamstresses in the state. After Ann elopes at twelve with an older man who soon proves himself to be an abusive alcoholic, her dreams of becoming a celebrated designer seem to be put on hold. But then a wealthy Tampa socialite sees Ann’s talent and offers her an amazing opportunity—the chance to sew and design clothing for Florida’s society elite. Taking her young son in the middle of the night, Ann escapes her husband and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. #southernfiction #womensfiction #instagood #bookgiveaways #bibliophile #readersofinstagram #bookcommunity #bipocauthors #bookstagram #booklover #diversereads #diversebooks #bipocbooks #readersofinstagram

Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories ar

Welcome to The Forever Tour, where some stories are forever! Don’t forget to enter to WIN http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/26e109461/? (Link also in BIO)

DAY 1 - featuring @robinwpearson! Robin's A LONG TIME COMIN’ earned a 2020 Christy Award for First Novel. Both her debut and her second novel, 'TIL I WANT NO MORE (February 2021), earned a Publishers Weekly starred review. They show how man's timeless love affair with God affects day-to-day relationships. Her family’s faith, life lessons, and life’s longings inspire her as a wife, homeschooling mother of seven, and author…They're the source of all the characters living and breathing in the stories waiting to be told about her belief in Jesus Christ and the experiences at her own kitchen sink.
About Robin’s book: Paulette and Fred Baldwin find themselves wading through a new season of life in Hickory Grove, North Carolina. Their only son, McKinley, now works hundreds of miles away, and the distance between the husband and wife feels even farther. When their son returns home, his visit dredges up even more conflict between Fred and Paulette.
McKinley makes it no secret that he doesn’t intend to follow in his father’s footsteps at George & Company Fine Furnishings or otherwise. Fred can’t quite bring himself to accept all his son’s choices, yet Paulette is determined McKinley will want for nothing, least of all a mother’s love and attention―which her own skin color cost her as a child. But all her striving leaves Fred on the outside looking in.
Paulette suspects McKinley and Fred are hiding something that could change the whole family. Soon, she’s facing a whirlwind she never saw coming, and the three of them must dig deep to confront the truth. Maybe then they’ll discover that their history is only skin-deep while their faith can take them right to the heart of things.
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THE FOREVER TOUR ... because some stories are fore

THE FOREVER TOUR ... because some stories are forever! Join 8 wonderful authors of womens and Southern fiction as highlight an author and their latest story each day beginning July 10th. Be sure to enter to win the #ForeverTour book pack and to visit each day for multiple chances to enter and win.

Which of these featured authors have you read? Which are you most excited to get to know? Tell us in the comments below!

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Thanks, sweet Hannah Linder!

Thanks, sweet Hannah Linder!

The view though!

The view though!

Perspective. Beauty here, but do the weeds in your

Perspective. Beauty here, but do the weeds in your life sometimes feel taller than the trees? Illusion, not reality. #perspective #takeanotherlook

Wisconsin summer’s simple pleasures.

Wisconsin summer’s simple pleasures.

Just got my copy of this magnificent, compelling b

Just got my copy of this magnificent, compelling book! #walkingintallweeds #tyndale #readingisgrowing #storiesforthesoul #robinwpearson #

My reaction to the at-long-last arrival of the col

My reaction to the at-long-last arrival of the colorful season! #smilingatthesun

Great news! I’m teaming up with @joneshousecre8v

Great news! I’m teaming up with @joneshousecre8v to give away a SUMMER READS BUNDLE! Jones House Creative is a Design Agency that specializes in websites + graphic design services for authors! We’re giving you the chance to win YOUR PICK of 3 books from the featured summer reads list above, plus the cute monogrammed Beach Tote on one of these slides. To enter, all you have to do is:
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Don’t they look happy?

Don’t they look happy?

Artwork for sale. Your guess how I created it.

Artwork for sale. Your guess how I created it.

Sunset sensation. #Glory

Sunset sensation. #Glory

You’re welcome.

You’re welcome.

What a delightful riot of color!

What a delightful riot of color!

Where cherry pies and jam begin.

Where cherry pies and jam begin.

Wisconsin, scenes like this make me love you more

Wisconsin, scenes like this make me love you more than I did in February.

We wait all year for brats on the grill! Somehow,

We wait all year for brats on the grill! Somehow, the back of the lid got disconnected and let in way too much breeze. Did rescue some edibles. These are, as they say, toast. #epicfail #notmyfault #maybemyfault

My specialties…in PlayDough

My specialties…in PlayDough

Library event love!

Library event love!

When a two-year-old thinks she’s a chef. Peanut

When a two-year-old thinks she’s a chef. Peanut butter on broccoli. Would YOU try it?

Rough surroundings. Delicate moss. Beautiful grace

Rough surroundings. Delicate moss. Beautiful grace when times are tough. Do you have a story like that? #hemmedinhope #graceforthemoment #grateful

Y’all. This book. This concept. This author. #ne

Y’all. This book. This concept. This author. #needed #brilliant #comforting

For some of us, Spring has been a long time coming

For some of us, Spring has been a long time coming’. Answers to prayer the same. But hope is so beautifully symbolized here!

Fitting reminder of hope in these love gifts this

Fitting reminder of hope in these love gifts this Easter weekend! Thank you, friends.

When a friend knows you well and gifts this…and

When a friend knows you well and gifts this…and it hangs against a backdrop of not-yet-spring! #hemmedinhope

Signs of spring.

Signs of spring.

Beauty and light. #Mount Hermon

Beauty and light. #Mount Hermon

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Something about the brightness of these colors aga

Something about the brightness of these colors against the sun-kissed snow in the background made me especially grateful my husband thought to bring them home to me! #spouseinthehouse #beautywhereyoufindit

Can you see what this basket is made of? It even t

Can you see what this basket is made of? It even throws hope shadows! #hemmedinhope #gratefulforthegift #fromafriendwhoknowsmewell

Also the work of a two-year-old.

Also the work of a two-year-old.

Two year old is making charcuterie again. Simple j

Two year old is making charcuterie again. Simple joys.

Interview on Milwaukee’s TMJ-TV on Monday. Lots

Interview on Milwaukee’s TMJ-TV on Monday. Lots of fun. #spouseinthehouse #kregelpublications #24/7togetherness

Recommended reading for writers and other language

Recommended reading for writers and other language lovers. #amreading

Happy, happy, joy, joy!

Happy, happy, joy, joy!

#beautywhereyoufindit

#beautywhereyoufindit

So wanted to take a picture of the dawn before boa

So wanted to take a picture of the dawn before boarding the plane #facingthedawn #guardthedawn #hemmedinhope, but it(dawn) hasn’t arrived yet. #notamorningperson

Only two days left!

Only two days left!

Two-year-old is “helping” me make stew. The ne

Two-year-old is “helping” me make stew. The next thing I hear is, “Eyes…nose…mouff…”

Is that not gorgeous tea?

Is that not gorgeous tea?

Most meaningful ornament. #becauseoflove

Most meaningful ornament. #becauseoflove

My small corner of peace.

My small corner of peace.

As the fog lifts. Who needs the reminder that it D

As the fog lifts. Who needs the reminder that it DOES lift and reveals what has been hidden for a time?

Sharing with my sister, Jeannie Erbst!

Sharing with my sister, Jeannie Erbst!

Facing the dawn. #notjustabook #butitisabook #anda

Facing the dawn.
#notjustabook #butitisabook #andaconcept #beautywhereyoufindit #guardthedawn #lookforthelightsource #hisnameisjesus

Joy in the small things. What small thing made you

Joy in the small things. What small thing made you smile this morning?

Great things happening here!

Great things happening here!

Part of Memory Farms Bethlehem experience.

Part of Memory Farms Bethlehem experience.

Mar, Joseph, Buddy, and me.

Mar, Joseph, Buddy, and me.

I was the winner of a random drawing!

I was the winner of a random drawing!

Promo code Spouse21 at check out. Link in comments

Promo code Spouse21 at check out. Link in comments.

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Use Spouse21 promo code at check out. Link in comments.

That’s about right! Sweet gift from friends.

That’s about right! Sweet gift from friends.

Every author’s heart sings when someone comments

Every author’s heart sings when someone comments on the look and ease of navigability of their website. I attribute much of that to the genius of Jones House Creative. They LOVE working with authors and have designed and built more than 100 author websites. They’re my go-to website design team. They build long-term relationships with clients, taught me what I needed to know to manage my website myself, but are always there when I need them! Great team. Great results. Affordable pricing. Link in my bio. #joneshousecreative #websitewoesgone #websitewonders #gratitude

Show me your charcuterie! I need ideas from real p

Show me your charcuterie! I need ideas from real people with real budgets. :) my breakfast version. And yes, I shaped my Brie into hearts.

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