Hi friends,I got some fun ideas back from you about how to include cinnamon in a daily diet, including from Lynne who combines it with chocolate and pumpkin pie spices in her coffee machine.I don't drink coffee, but chocolate with cinnamon and pie sp...

Hi friends,Thank you for your kind words of condolences! The funeral was an amazing celebration of my father-in-law's life, his service in the military, to his church and most of all to his family. Beautiful!I also have to say thanks for all the grea...

Hi friends,A bit of sad news hit our family this week. My husband's father passed away. He was an amazing man, father of nine, who worked hard and always had time to help out when someone needed him.I'm writing this early as we'll be headed to the fu...

Hi friends,Quick update: My latest book, Awakening Horde, has had an amazing first week on Royal Road! Thanks a ton to those of you who went over and left a rating, review or comment. It's still new enough that each one makes a big splash.It even mad...

Hi friends,First, thanks so much for all your responses and feedback on last week's question about the tortoise (slow and steady gains for a character) versus the hare (immediate rewards and fast action) types of stories.The overwhelming preference b...

Hi friends,Family vacations are now behind us! Whew! :DThe older kids are starting college classes while the younger ones are balking at the start of "fun learning" again. That's what I've been calling our homeschooling, but the 7-year-old isn't fall...

Hi friends,Remember my adult daughter returning from her mission trip?Well, she is also the cover artist for the 2nd and 3rd book in our Escaping the Virus series.So, after a way too long delay in getting the paperback versions of the books online, s...

Hi friends,We are loving our whirlwind two-week trip visiting both sides of our huge families. Between my husband and I, we have fourteen siblings, most of whom are married and have kids. So you can imagine how crazy it is to try to see all of them i...

Hi friends,It was great to hear from those of you who lived in Nebraska! I'll be thinking of you next weekend when we make the drive back.The family trip is going really well and my daughter who just returned from her 18-month mission trip has really...

Hi friends,I'm writing this ahead of time, because by the time Friday rolls around, I'll be in our minivan watching countryside swishing by out my window. We're driving out west to visit family for a couple of weeks and then leaving our daughter at c...