I’m excited to announce that I will be launching an online writing course program for aspiring authors. These programs will be self-paced and run through a protected learning management system on my website. I am looking for one or two individuals who might volunteer to do a trial run on the first course: Everyone Has […]

This morning–as I was yesterday–I find myself glued to the television, watching in mourning with the rest of the country about the senseless murders that took place yesterday in Uvalde, Texas. My heart breaks for all of those families of the deceased and the survivors who witnessed these murders. The community will never be the […]

As a rule, I try to keep my political views separate from my social media pages. [Go ahead. Snicker now. Yes, there are times when I simply cannot hold it in and I will post something. But, for every post that makes it to my personal page (not my professional page), there are two dozen […]

When we last left the Gibbons Road Amish Community, things were hanging on by a thread. Both Zach Yoder and Katie King had just received very disturbing news. Barbara Riehl was stunned at the treatment she’d just received by her mother and brother. And Lena Yoder’s progress taming the mustang was moving along at a […]

Are you a member of the Barn, Blog, and Book Club? Exclusive blogs, special member-only Facebook group, mailings, and a monthly book club via Zoom await members. Our first Book Club is in March. We will be discussing Fields of Corn, the first novel that I wrote back when I was NINETEEN!!! Yes, just a […]

Golden Rule I grew up under the heavy weight of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Remember that one? We learned that sweet little nugget in Sunday school 101. If you think about it, the Golden Rule basically sums up most of the Ten Commandments. No one likes […]

February is here and with it, I introduce one of my new initiatives for 2022: a monthly ZOOM BOOK CLUB! I thought it would be appropriate to start with my very first book, Fields of Corn. I have a lot of history with this book, not just because a lot of the story is true […]

After the tragic death of my dear Coco, I’m trying to move along…move forward. It’s hard, but it must be done. Just before she tragically died on February 1st, I started to write this announcement regarding what I’m calling my Barn, Blog, and Book Club. So, taking a deep breath and diving in, I’m going to […]