I wrote my first romance novel at the ripe old age of 18. I was a freshman in college on Christmas break with a whole December to myself, so I decided to write a book. Why romance? Christian fiction has always been my favorite genre---romantic fiction, to be exact. So it made sense that the … [Read more...] about Three Things You Need to Write Your First Romance Novel
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How to Survive When You’re Tired
Today I turned the key in the ignition and reached to put the car in gear but flicked on the windshield wipers instead, because I was so sleepy I had forgotten in which car I sat. Instead of the truck I've driven for more than six years, whose gear shift is on the steering column, I sat in our new … [Read more...] about How to Survive When You’re Tired
How to Spring Clean Your Blog
After getting married last summer, I took a sabbatical from blogging while settling into newlywed life. Now that our first anniversary is approaching in a month (!), I am looking forward to getting back to blogging. In anticipation of that, recently I did a bit of spring cleaning around my blog. Not … [Read more...] about How to Spring Clean Your Blog
How to Plan Your Wedding in Two Months
How to plan a wedding quickly became a constant Pinterest search for me after April of 2016. When my fiancee and I set the date for our wedding for a mere two months after we got engaged, we thoroughly shocked most who then asked us, this June? Yes, this June! Here's how we planned our wedding in … [Read more...] about How to Plan Your Wedding in Two Months
Dear Girl in the Corner, I See You
Dear Girl in the Corner, I see you. I know, I know. You wonder if anyone does, really does. But I do. 'Cause I'm in a corner, too. I can see you from across this crowded room, jam-packed with people, stuffed like sardines, and I stare at you. In your face I see mine. In your heartbeat I hear mine. … [Read more...] about Dear Girl in the Corner, I See You
The One Thing You Need to Know About Graduating
Death snuck into my small town one year and plucked teen after teen. Families excited about their graduating suddenly found themselves planning funerals instead. Accident, disease, a party game gone wrong, for so many different reasons, all with one tragic outcome. They were suddenly gone. Now … [Read more...] about The One Thing You Need to Know About Graduating
