Home of the Bellingwood Series – Nammynools
There are old, empty school buildings in communities all around us. I would love to be able to restore, renew, renovate, and re-purpose these buildings, bringing vitality and life back into the community from them. There is an old building in Luther, Iowa that has captured my imagination for the last four years. It is […]
Sycamore House & Inn (Sketches) Read More »
Are you ready for this? Book 27 is nearly here! Make sure you’ve signed up for the newsletter so you don’t miss anything. Friday night (September 20, 6-11 pm central time) is Trivia Night on the Bellingwood Facebook page. It’s also Polly’s birthday, so I have an extra giveaway. I can’t wait!” Until then …
Bellingwood Vignette, Book 27 – 03 – As You Wish Read More »
A little more than a week until Book 26 – Moments and Milestones – is released. I can hardly wait for you to get this one in your hands. Friday night – TRIVIA NIGHT! We always have so much fun and this time I’m adding two of those awesome new t-shirts to the giveaways. You
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Book 25 – Joy in the Journey will be published next Monday, March 25th! It’s almost here. Be sure you’ve signed up for the newsletter and you’ll get the next vignette delivered to your email along with the link to Amazon for the book. But since that seems like such a long time from now
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You have questions. I have answers. It’s what I do. 1. When will the next book be published in the Bellingwood series? I hate to admit how systematic my life is. Things are always better when a plan is in place. At least for me. I often envy those who take life as it is
You have questions. I have answers. It’s what I do. 1. When will the next book be published in the Bellingwood series? I hate to admit how systematic my life is. Things are always better when a plan is in place. At least for me. I often envy those who take life as it is
Last night I made up a word. In a dream. It was important during the sequence of events that I discovered a way to describe this word to others, to make them understand the word. Very important. The only problem was, that as I read through the words, sentences, and paragraphs that defined the word, nothing
Bellingwood Vignette – Kindness Acts “Come on, Cameron,” Doug Shaffer said. “Let’s go pick up a Christmas tree.” Cameron glanced at his mother. It was something she usually did with his dad. She smiled. “Go on. It’s time you learned how to pick out a good one. The rest of us have plenty of Christmas
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There is just enough snow on the ground to make me smile. Only a little bit of snow, but smile I will. You see, I love winter. It’s kind of a choice. I live in the Midwest. Winter comes whether I want it to or not, so my choice to like it is all about
Christmas cards, Jamie’s books, and other things Read More »
I have one more chapter to write tonight and the first draft of Book 24 is complete. I am so ready to be finished. When I began writing these stories, one thing that I never wanted to have happen was that the books would be formulaic. Oh, there would be little bits and pieces in
