Good Morning, Friends! I spent most of last week polishing two articles for submission to a pair of books my friend, Cheri Swalwell, is preparing to publish. The focus of one book is marriage, the focus of the other is cancer. I thought I’d take this opportunity to share a little about Cheri and her[…]
Okay, Friends, here we go! For the purpose of sending my up-and-coming book, A Midwife in Amish Country, OUT into our noisy world with some oomph and flair, I’m formally inviting you to join my launch team! If you’d like to be part of the team, reply in the comments below and I’ll hook you up with an application[…]
Hello again, Friends! So! A Midwife in Amish Country: Celebrating God’s Gift of Life is up and available for pre-order on Amazon and my publisher, Regnery Faith, has created a set of advance reader copies for media and marketing purposes, as well as a digital form of the book exclusively for the members of my launch team! Watch for news about how you can help me launch this[…]
I yawned and stretched. I’d gone to bed too late the night before – thirsty to soak up every last drop of time I could with my daughter and my granddaughters – but I’d still managed to rise early enough to start out on my twenty-two hour drive at a decent time. My girls were yet asleep,[…]
Exactly one week ago, at 11:19 in the evening, with the neighborhood fireworks and smoke bombs exploding incessantly in my ears, I backed-up the latest version of the story I labored to birth fully two years ago. I decided the crazy display of noise and light was for me! The next morning, with my heart[…]
Oh my goodness, the wildness continues! This last week was even wilder than the week I spent in Michigan, and was one filled with incredible pressure, deadlines, and an insatiable demand for time! First of all, I intended to use this week’s post to explain that “Midwife Life, Part Ten” is officially on hold. Wes, my amazing[…]
Hello, treasured friends! I’ve three exciting things to share with you this morning! First, after long deliberation, I’ve settled upon a branding image! Many thanks to those of you who shared your thoughts regarding my proposed brand, tagline, and logo! I received each of your opinions with gratitude, both for the insights you shared, and for the[…]
For those following the goings-on of the past year, I bring you a brief re-cap and an update! Fourteen months ago, I completed the first draft of a manuscript I hoped would, before too long, become a published book. Initially, I imagined the actual writing of the manuscript to compose the bulk of the work[…]