by: Staci Stallings Many years ago I wrote an article for a blog called “Be Do Have.” It was about an insight I had recently had about life. In the article, I explained that most people in life get this backward. They believe that they need to have before they can do and they need […]
Summer Reading Survey & Giveaway
Ah, summer. As a kid, one of my favorite things about summer was the endless hours of reading time it brought. In my bed, on the couch, outside under the tree . . . it didn’t matter where. As long as I had a book in my hands, I was happy. This summer, I’ve been […]
10 Things You May Not Know About Me + #Giveaway
A lifestyle blogger that I follow recently did a “10 Things You May Not Know About Me” post, which I thought was fun and interesting, so I thought I’d do one for you today. I’m an ISFJ, which translates to Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, and Judging. My strengths? I’m loyal, hardworking, and supportive. My weaknesses? I […]
Bring in the Sidekick + Giveaway
It may surprise some of you to know that the character I consider my most important to date is not one of my main characters. It’s Sheba Burris from Love’s Redemption. She’s a former alcoholic who works in a mid-grade restaurant. At first glance, she seems low key, but Sheba supports the lead female character […]
Favorite Reading Nooks
I love cozying up with a great book. But, in order to really fall in, I have to be totally comfortable. Like, legs dangling over the side of a recliner, head propped in exactly the right way kind of comfortable. I look at these pictures of “my dream house reading nook” that come across social […]
Hope and a Future
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 NIV In spite of the challenges we face these days, I believe we will one day look back and see where God’s hand touched our lives in […]
When God Calls the Unequipped & Giveaway
Have you ever had God ask you to do something you thought you were totally unequipped for? That’s how I felt when He called me to write. I’m an avid reader from way back, but I never aspired to write, never even kept a journal. But I am a dreamer. I could spin a story […]
Here’s to New Friends (and #giveaway)
There are some new faces around InspyRomance this April. To celebrate, I’m giving away a paperback copy of my debut novel to someone that says hello in the comments! I’m Tara Grace Ericson and I am so excited to be a part of the InspyRomance team. I live in the Ozarks with my family: my […]
Happily Ever After by Deb Kastner
I’ve always been a romantic at heart. In elementary school I was already reading every teenage romance series on the market. At age 12 when I was on vacation in rural Oregon with NO ONE my age with whom to play, I struck gold when we visited a Five and Dime Store (showing my age […]
2020 Is Shaping Up to Be a Productive Year! (and a giveaway)
Two years ago, I retired from the big corporate job and the hectic lifestyle that went along with it. Rewarding! Productive! Challenging! But also busy, draining, exhausting. One year ago, my husband and I relocated to our paradise, the South Carolina Lowcountry, where I spend my days sleeping in (when the new puppy allows it), […]