Some weeks pass by in a slow hum-drum, feeling as if they’ll never end. Others whiz by in a flurry of activity, appointments, engagements—and when they’re over, you wonder where they went. This week’s a pretty big one for me! It commenced with the most important day in the Christian calendar, the culmination of the […]
A Peek into a Writer’s Conference
By the time you read this I will have returned home, but today I am writing this post in a bit of a rush because I’m packing to leave for the American Christian Fiction Writers national conference in Nashville. I’m the world’s most introverted person and am seriously hearing impaired, so conferences take a lot […]
Stereotypes by Merrillee Whren
In recent posts, I’ve been sharing some of the photos from trips I have taken. I’m going to do the same today with a little different perspective. As writers who create the characters in our stories, we are warned not to make our characters too stereotypical. We want them to be what they call three-dimensional. […]
A Cambridge summer – punting, picnics, and happy-ever-afters?
Valerie gave me a hard act to follow with her wonderful post about her story in the Whispers of Love boxed set. Sadly, my story has no goats! It does though, have Cambridge, the beautiful and historic university city where my husband and I spent many hours together in our dating days. For a long time, I’ve wanted […]
Lessons Learned (The Story of the Empty Suitcase)
One of the most terrifying, yet ultimately funny, things happened as we arrived at the airport early one morning in Louisville, Kentucky, last January—final destination San Juan, Puerto Rico. Jim pulled the suitcases from the trunk of the car and my daughter, Chelsea (who’d driven us to the airport), set my suitcase on the sidewalk […]
Different Customs and Cultures by Merrillee Whren
I’ve been blessed to have traveled to all fifty states in the USA and over twenty foreign countries. All of these place have their own cultures, which often includes different kinds of food. Here is a photo of some delicious Spaetzle, a dish popular in Germany and Austria. You’ll also notice an empty bottle of […]
Have Suitcase Will Travel
In my recent blog posts, I have shared some highlights from the recent trip my husband and I took to parts of Europe. I have become quite fond of the suitcase on the left. We were barely back from Europe at the beginning of September when I had to start making preparations for a trip […]
Spring Fever Gone Wild
I have a serious case of Spring fever! When I get like this it’s not good for anyone, especially my poor husband. I want to travel. Anywhere sounds good, but traveling is not an option at present.So I will instead try to appreciate the beauty around me and immerse myself in books that will take […]
Bookstores on the road, and a giveaway!
In going through photos of my travels over the past several years, I’ve noticed a recurring subject during my travels. For some reason, whenever I see a bookstore, I grab a picture. Not a “big name” book store—you know the ones, and I don’t need to mention them. But I like to find the not-big-name […]