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Hibiscus Tea
In Love in Any Language, Emma and Jorge meet by providence in San Antonio when an unexpected storm drives them into a tea room. There they enjoy tea of course, and finger sandwiches, pastries, and Pico de Gallo to boot. Hey, it is San Antonio after all.
Interview with Romantic Suspense Author Robin Patchen and a Giveaway!
Welcome to Readers Write to Know! I asked you, my readers, what questions they would ask their favorite authors if given the chance, and the authors visiting my blog answered them! I’m always excited when I have a friend as my guest, and this week my good friend Robin Patchen is helping us launch the interview series! Robin writes such exciting books. I love being part of her brainstorming team and listening to how she sets them up. I can’t wait for your to hear about her latest release. I hope you enjoy her interview as much as I did. Read on to see how to enter to win a copy a hard cover copy of Running to You, book 1 in the Wright Heroes of Maine series.
Take Heart!
I often write Bible verses in the inside of my books as I autograph them for people – verses that speak to the story and the Biblical truths contained in it. When I wrote An Aria for Nick, it was very clear that the verse would be: In this world you will have trouble. But, take …
What Parents Wished You Knew About the Grief of Losing a Child
I was added to a “Loss of a child” support group right after Jeb’s funeral. I don’t post a lot there because that’s not how I process this, but it regularly appears in my newsfeed because it’s a local group to where we used to live and I think there’s some algorithm that helps that …
This is Our Grief
This image floored me. How could something as complex as the grief of having a child ripped away weeks before his 15th birthday be conveyed so astutely? We still live. We laugh. We experience. We enjoy. We plan. We teach. We minister. We love and are loved. And the entire time, there’s this giant abyss …
29 Good Years
Today is my husband Gregg’s last day in military uniform. He is finishing up his National Guard drill day and will take those boots off for the last time. He will officially retire from the United States Army on Tuesday. He’s been in for 29 years, has served in combat zones for 8 years – …
Keeping Your Marriage Strong After Tragic Loss
When Jeb was killed, Gregg and I heard over and over again that the statistic was super high for divorce after child death. Actually, it’s not that high. About 16% of marriages end in divorce after the death of a child, and only about 8% say it was because of the death. So, that’s good …
