Review: Touching the Clouds

Kate Evans is an adventurous and independent young woman with a pioneering spirit. She pilots a mail-delivery plane in the forbidding Alaskan wilderness, the lone woman in a male profession. But even that seems easy compared to finding true love. She likes a fellow...

Mockingjay

Last August, I read a book that gripped me like none other. I nearly went crazy in between the time it took me to finish the book and the drive to Barnes and Noble to get the second book. The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins is a story for all ages, but let me...

Story Behind the Story: Sarah Sundin

    What would happen if a poor girl made a shameful decision to feed her family? What would the consequences be? What would she be like when she grew up? That series of questions was the inspiration for Lt. Ruth Doherty, an Army nurse during World War II,...

Writing news and blogging plans

Greetings! The past three weeks for me have been…chaotic…to say the least. You might not have noticed if you just read my blog, because of the beauty of pre-scheduled posts (thank you, WordPress). However, I’ve been running all over Washington and...

In honor of this year’s fair

Here is a repost of one of my first ever blogs, posted around this time last year. Enjoy! This week, the Clark County Fair takes over the small town of Ridgefield, Wash., and erupts into a 10-day flurry of wild rides, cotton candy, elephant ears, dozens of vendors,...