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It’s a secret!
My latest book is a finalist in the ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Genesis contest. We’re not allowed to publish the name until after the conference in San Antonio at the end of September. But I’m excited to tell you more about it after the winner has been announced.
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My Debut Novel is a Biblical fiction which will be published soon. (Image not yet available.)
The Tent-Maker's Wife
Nineteen-year-old Priscilla’s privileged life in Rome changes with the stroke of the emperor’s pen in AD 49 when she and her husband Aquila because they are Christians. As the only son of a devout Jewish widow, Aquila feels compelled by duty, to take his mother with them—even though she hates Priscilla because she is a Gentile and a Roman.
Can Priscilla hold on to her faith in a raucous, pagan city—and endure the hatred of her mother-in-law?
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Tears in My Gumbo
When I'm not writing, I love to cook. However, this wasn't my day.(I should have kept on writing.) NEVERTHELESS, this is an AMAZING truly authentic New Orleans gumbo recipe. A few weeks ago, Mical and I had a gumbo-making day. Because we live in New Orleans, we can...
Chicken Paws?!
Raw Chicken Feet Have you ever noticed health nuts are evangelists? They’re passionate to the point of tears. I know because I gave birth to one and am married to another. Our daughter Amy has gone on about the benefits of bone broth so long that my eyes glaze over...
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
While scouring through hundreds of articles and squinting to read 150 -year--old newspaper accounts like those above, I found the most profound and concise information in an obscure document written by doctorate student, Hyejung Grace Kong, in Seoul, Korea. Below are...
New Orleans- Our Fascinating World
I love history! That’s one of the reasons I love living in New Orleans so much. My most recent book is set here. The first one I wrote was a Biblical fiction set in 49AD. I had to imagine what the ancient cities of Athens and Ephesus looked like two thousand years...
The Tricky Task of Diagnosing Lyme-My Journey
On a summer day in 1998, I had no idea my life would change dramatically by something as small as a pin head. That night while I was taking a bath, I noticed a tiny brown tick on my stomach. We lived in North Louisiana on acreage. Our Sheltie romped in the...
Lyme-the Second Time; One Woman’s Journey
Well, my late-stage or chronic Lyme is back. Two weeks ago I had another chest port placed. I am again on IV antibiotics and expect to be for the next six months to a year. Because Lyme is now at epidemic proportions here in the South (it was first only in the...