Ok friends, You’ve walked the streets of Willow Creek with Sammy, Michelle, Amanda… and of course, the Bridge Ladies.Now, I’ve got something new coming soon and I can finally start sharing hints! 🎉 Think: ✅ Same sweet small town ✅ Same fun characters ✅ Shorter stories - like An Ever After Christmas size ✅ Fun Mysteries (the cozy kind) with Ethel Sue as the lead sleuth. ❌ No dead bodies Coming next month: My first ever cozy non-murder mystery drops on Kindle.It’s got all the heart, faith, and...
2 days ago • 1 min read
Hey friend! Happy February—can you believe it already?! I wanted to pop into your inbox today with a few bookish updates… because if you’re anything like me, there’s nothing quite like finding your next great read. 😊 First, an update: The entire Willow Creek series is now available as a single ebook box set.All the stories.All the characters.One place.No hunting down book after book. 🙌 If you’ve been meaning to work your way through the series—and you enjoy reading on your phone or...
9 days ago • 1 min read
Hey sweet friend, I finally took the Christmas tree down on January 15. I know, that’s about two weeks past what most people would call “reasonable.” But I couldn’t bring myself to do it any earlier. Not because I was busy. I had the time. I was just still enjoying it, lingering in what was. I just wasn’t quite ready to move on. Christmas was special this year. A wonderful time with family, all the fun at The Grove, and of course... Edmund and I got married. It was a Christmas I won’t soon...
16 days ago • 1 min read
Hey sweet Reader, This week, I thought I’d share what a day in my life looks like these days. Luke and I start the morning with coffee, a hand of Skip-Bo, and we pray over the day before he heads off to work. Then I do my quiet time in my soaking chair. Working thru the gospels this year with Him. Then it’s to my desk — usually replying to yall, writing emails for the week, working on amazon ads, or maybe even visioncasting the Willow Creek world a bit (LOVE doing that ❤️). Some days I’m...
23 days ago • 1 min read
Happy 2026, sweet friend! 🥳❤️ Can you believe it’s already been two weeks since we last talked? I hope you had a wonderful Christmas break. I’d love to hear what your favorite moments were—I’ll reply back with mine too. 🥰 Today’s a big day: When Grace Finds You (Book 4) is officially here, and it’s the final story in the main Willow Creek series (for now). 🫶 This story centers on Amanda, and we find her navigating life as a single mom, learning how to live inside a new normal she never asked...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey there, dear one, I was sitting at my kitchen table this morning with my Bible open and my coffee going lukewarm — the way it always seems to when the Lord settles my heart and slows me down. And wouldn’t you know it, I started thinking about you. Can you believe we only met six months ago?It feels like longer somehow… the way a good friendship does. The kind where the conversations pick up right where you left them, even if life has been busy in between. As the year winds down, I’ve been...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hey sweet friend, 🤗 Luke and I just celebrated our 27th anniversary, and while we were looking back at the prayers we’d had last year… we both had to laugh a little. Because “become an author” wasn’t even on my radar. Not even close. And yet… here we are. Three books published, another one coming in January, and a whole community of women I get to write stories for — and walk beside. It’s hard to believe what God can do when we simply let Him lead. Colossians was my book this year and...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey friend, I hope your Thanksgiving left you with joy in your heart, good stories to share and maybe an extra slice of pie tucked away for later. I’ve got some fun news I couldn’t wait to tell you. Amanda’s book, the fourth one in the series, is coming soon. Would you like to be part of the Front Porch Preview Team? If you want to read the story early (for free) and leave a quick, honest review on Amazon when it’s time, sign up here. You get: ✔️ early access (digital for Kindle) ✔️ read at...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Happy Thanksgiving, dear one! 🧡 Before the turkey comes out of the oven and before the house fills with voices, I wanted to slip this little blessing your way. May your day be steady and gentle.May the Lord meet you in the smallest moments—the quiet breath before the door opens,the laughter that bubbles up without warning,the memory that warms more than it aches. May you notice His goodness in the ordinary…the way the table fills,the way hands pass plates,the way love settles around a room...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey there, dear one, Well, my house is a lively one this week. Jeff’s family (Sammy's family) rolled in on Friday, and there are grandkids everywhere—little socks on the stairs, toy cars under the sofa, and the kind of laughter that starts in their bellies and spills through the whole house. And I’ll tell you something… I didn't realize how much my heart really longed for that sound. ❤️ Yesterday afternoon, we all walked out to the pecan tree—kids racing ahead, Edmund carrying the basket,...
3 months ago • 1 min read