Winter In France Giveaway

Jan. 1, 2022

While I was researching for Chateau of Secrets, I had the incredible privilege of having lunch at the home of Serge and Marie Charlotte in Normandy...

What Are We Afraid Of?

March 27, 2020

An unseen enemy has paralyzed our world. Most of us can’t see COVID-19, but we see the results. The possibilities and potential for harm. We see...

The Heroes of Holland

June 10, 2019

An Impossible Rescue In 1942, three Dutch leaders concocted a wild, outlandish scheme to rescue Jewish children from deportation, right out from under the oppressive watch...

The Power of Children's Books

Oct. 10, 2018

Nuggets of wisdom. Gold. That’s what Callie Randall, my contemporary heroine in Hidden Among the Stars, extracts from the vein of a great children’s book. And...

Stitching Together Time-Slip Fiction

Oct. 6, 2017

Twenty years ago I attempted to write my first novel by stitching together the threads from two plots—a past story about a woman who disappeared in...

Enchanted Isle Research Journey

Aug. 21, 2017

Enchanted Isle, I wanted to write a story about a park once filled with beauty and wonder as well, an abandoned park that had seemingly lost...

Serving in Uganda

Jan. 10, 2014

One year ago, God put a burning desire in my nine-year-old daughter's heart to love on orphans in Uganda. My husband Jon and I had been...

Dobson Girls Hit the Oregon Trail

Sept. 26, 2012

As I prepared to write Where the Trail Ends, my daughters Karly, Kiki, and I set off from Portland to explore what was left of the...

Moravian Marriage

Jan. 23, 2012

I've received a lot of questions and comments about the Moravian custom of marrying by Lot since my main characters in The Christmas Bride were selected...

A Beautiful Life, Rescued and Changed after Haiti's Quake

Jan. 12, 2012

Elizabeth tried to get outside, but she’d never visited this woman’s home before. In the darkness, and the dust, she didn’t know which way to go...

Night in an Old Order Amish Home

April 28, 2010

What would I say? The question haunted me as the town lights faded away along with the electrical wires and traffic on a country road near...