About

Welcome to my website. I’m glad you stopped by and hope you find items of interest.

I enjoy writing and doing photography, so you’ll probably see more of that on this site after I get my website more active. I’ve written for newspapers (and for other audiences). 

I’ve recently completed my first novel, “Leaves That Did Not Wither.”  I consider my novel one of my most significant accomplishments, and I hope to write others as well. “Leaves..” is historical fiction, based on  ancestors’s lives between 1830-1880. My husband teases that I spent more time with dead relatives than live ones while I did the research and writing. I’ve included actual Civil War era letters sent to my Great-grandmother. For more information on “Leaves…”, check out that section of my site. I’d love to hear what you think about the book when you’ve read it.

I am married with two adult (married) children and I enjoy times together with my immediate and extended family. I’m active in my church and enjoy friendships there. I enjoying teaching Bible to almost any age.

My favorite game, right now, is Dutch Blitz. If you’ve not tried this fast-paced, mentally stimulating, but extremely fun card game for anyone who can count backwards and forwards to 10, I ‘d urge you to give it a try. You also have to distinguish between pictures of Dutch boys and Dutch girls on each card’s corners, but that’s pretty easy. One place to get a deck is from Christianbook.com, or 1-800-247-4784. I don’t get anything for telling you that, but I figured since I recommended the game, I should tell you how to get it. I’ve not seen it in stores — yet. Maybe I’ll be able to put it on my site, too. One advantage of the game is that as few as two can play it, but up to eight can as well. Warning, it’s a bit addictive.

Several of my writings are on Redoakexpress.com (I have a weekly viewpoint column) and some are on Villiscareview.com, but I’ll have several here as well. I also write poetry and prose. I’m on Facebook and Twitter, which means I probably have some clutter around the house I’ve not taken care of yet. Do I hear an “Amen!” from anyone with similar conditions out there?

I’m learning about creating websites, so I’m hoping to keep improving it. Thanks for stopping by. I hope this is a day full of blessings for you.

Inspirational Historical Fiction 1830-1880