confessions: the anti-valentines day post

I posted this two years ago and it holds true today.  It’s not like I’m against Valentine’s Day. People get all happy and the pink and red come out in force. It’s hard not to catch a little of the giddiness. But I’ve always believed there should be so...

confessions: when everything seems broken

You know those people who just seem to have everything in their life together and working? Yea. I’m not one of those people. In fact, most everything I touch seems to break. I’ve blown two motors in two different vehicles and it seems I end up with the...

confessions: true love is…

Need I really say more? Valentine’s day, Shmalentine’s day. I hate the commercialization of this as much as I hate that people only ever “give thanks” during November. Show your significant other how much you love them year round — and go...

book review: Courting Cate

Book Description: When Amish farmer Pete Treger moves to Paradise Township, Pennsylvania, seeking a better life, he meets sisters Cate and Betsy Miller. Both are beautiful, but older sister Cate is known more for her sharp tongue and fiery temper than her striking...

confessions: book-consumption habits

In meeting with an author friend of mine, we discussed some ways to reach new readers, which led to a discussion about how books are purchased/consumed nowadays. Here are my habits: – I buy and read just as many paperbacks as I did before I owned a Kindle....