The Florida Trail finish, in the midst of testing and testing to come It had already been a wild six weeks hiking the Florida Trail to finish all 1100 miles that started way back in December of 2016. I was leaving all the excitement behind but ready to relish the peace of home. The storms,Continue Reading
Research Means Fun Exploring!
I had great fun and interest researching my latest novella “Love in the Crossfire” as part of the Second Chance Brides series. My travels in research brought me to Washington Crossing Park in upper Pennsylvania where Washington coordinated the Continental Army to cross the river on Christmas night, in freezing rain no less, in theContinue Reading
Journey Into the World of Book Tours (and Presentations) – Part 2
I’ve now had the privilege of conducting six presentations and book signings at various libraries around the great state of Pennsylvania. Here is a few things I have learned along the way – Make sure you are well rested. Sometimes easier said than done, but I made sure before my evening presentation I took aContinue Reading
Journey into the World of Book Tours (and Presentations) – Part 1
Part 1 Setting Up Book Tours and Presentations Setting up and executing a book tour can seem daunting but is actually a great way to get a book out there for all to see. Here is what I did and am doing to pull off a nine-library tour around the state of Pennsylvania this fallContinue Reading
The City of Country Music to the Ozarks to a Book Release – wow
These last days have been busy – with a writing conference in Nashville, a trip to Arkansas to see family and then back home to begin sorting out my writing career and plan for my multi library book tour in PA this fall. And in the midst of this, celebrating the release of a collectionContinue Reading
Trading a Backpack for a Suitcase
On my last section hike. Trading in trail runners for high heels I’m getting ready for another trip – and this time it has nothing to do with a backpack(!) Though I live out of a backpack several months of the year, right now it is my suitcase I am carrying for my next greatContinue Reading
Hit With the Unexpected
We just got bad news today. Yes, many times the news comes when you least expect it. Or maybe we should have been expecting it? Unsure. Our beloved Aussie Shepherd mix, Katie, has not been feeling that great for a few weeks now. She has lost weight and got finicky with her food. she didn’t moveContinue Reading
The Miracle of a Wander
As an author, why don’t I just sit at my comfy desk and simply write books? Why do I feel compelled to go backpacking, sometimes for days or weeks on end? Enduring the hardship and pain of hiking with a backpack, day after day, sleeping on the hard ground, no showers, with gnats in myContinue Reading
I Refuse a Boring Life
…Yes, so I am back. And life has NOT been boring while I’ve been away from here, to say the least…. I’ve had many adventures since last we spoke – both as a lover of our beautiful word and a lover of the written word! I hiked 300 miles SOLO last fall through the wildContinue Reading
The Bad and the Good – Stay Focused
2014 is ending in a bit of a physical challenge for me as I have been dealing with severe neck pain, cause unknown. But I think back to the year and realize there has been good times and sad times. This year saw some accomplishments for me, accomplishing several hiking goals, finding my Appalachian TrailContinue Reading
Choose to Soar like an Eagle
The journey of life has been dealing all kinds of wicked cards these days. Physically, emotionally, spiritually. I’ve seen people angry at each other. A nation angry at itself. Tough times. Disappointments. Loss. Things can look pretty dismal. I’ve been out for morning runs nearing my home and often look upward to the sky. ThereContinue Reading
Christmas Hope
Tis the season to reflect on that miraculous and perfect love born to us on a night long ago. I was thinking of an old Christmas carol I used to hear as a child, “Mary’s Boy Child” and one of the lines that says – “And man will live forevermore, because of Christmas Day.” HowContinue Reading