Best Marriage Advice Ever

by | Oct 23, 2019 | happy endings, Marriage

“Madge DuPree declares she is much too old and crotchety for any romantic nonsense. Mr. Elmer Grigsby disagrees.”   I never planned to be a romance writer. But,  I awoke one morning to find Elmer Grigsby standing on Madge DuPree’s doorstep. He...

First and Forever Friends

by | Oct 9, 2019 | Friendship, happy endings

A First-and-Forever Friend is a rare human in this big world. Almost like a unicorn. And, I have one. I grew up in farm country and went to a small school. My graduating class had twenty-eight students, and most of us had been together since first grade. I’m...

Coffee on Cleaveland Street

by | Sep 25, 2019 | Friendship, happy endings, mercy

I promised my new neighbors they would not become characters in my next book. I didn’t promise not to talk about them on my blog. My husband, Wendell, and I have moved to a new town – a tiny town with around 500 people. This fits us nicely, but it does...

How Yesterday is Like Tomorrow

by | Sep 4, 2019 | happy endings

Possible Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the recent movie, “Yesterday”, I don’t think I’m giving away any spoilers. However, if you are dying to see it and just haven’t gone yet, bookmark this post. Then come back after you see...

Easter, Passover, and Dolly Parton.

by | Apr 17, 2019 | happy endings, The Bible

Can you imagine the first Passover? The Death Angel flying through the land, taking every firstborn male from the cattle in the pen to the son of Pharaoh in the palace. Mothers crying. Fathers cursing. And, the eldest son of every Hebrew family quivering in a corner...