Journey With Me Blog
Our journeys are better shared, on or off the page.
Everything can’t be a mystery
I spent three more spectacular days in Astoria, Oregon on a fact-finding mission for my Get Eaven suspense series. Street 14 Cafe not only provided...
God is Systemic
Most of the changes I've tried to embrace seem to have stayed at a superficial level. Skin deep. But on my way through the "valley of the shadow of...
Feeling the Gratitude! Memorial Weekend at Bigfork Montana
May in Montana brought a wide variety of weather, but Memorial weekend was all sunshine! I've been in Kalispell with my son, daughter, and...
Life: it will surprise you every time
This is what waited for me when I returned from my trip to Michigan. My brother's house next door was completely spared from the fast-moving fire,...
Practicing Certainty and Resilience
“Certainty” and “resilience” are now my chosen companions.
Moving on: 2020 Oregon to Lake Michigan road trip
This year brought huge changes for me, as it did for most of us. My gracious mom passed in March at eighty-eight; I ended a thirty-six-year marriage...
Be still and know
Some experiences can only be encountered when we still our minds, lay aside our limiting filters, and lift open hands to receive what is actually...
Who’s running my life?
My wise editor returned my manuscript with the following paraphrased comments regarding my character, Eaven Alexander: “Eaven often seems to serve...
Precisely Designed
When working with kids in our Awanas program at church, I was struck that their young hearts were already a target for the same cruel lies we adults...
Awe-inspiring, enchanting, captivating – no one word can capture the essence of this area.
As often as possible, our travels take us to Joseph, Oregon at the base of the Wallawa Mountains, one of my favorite spots in the world. Joseph is a...
A flower for a season
On the advice of a friend, I eased into a hot bath with Epsom salts and afew drops of lavender. Thinking it would be nice to look at something...
My new series is written for women. For me. I had to become a stronger person to write Eaven Alexander’s character. She must take risks, learn to trust her own decisions, face herself and her misconceptions, and then have the courage to walk in the light of what is true.
Her solo journey scares me. We’ve all been alone at times, or one day may be. How will we manage? How will Eaven?
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