In “The Unraveling of Reverend G,” readers are introduced to Jacob and Jessie. But what’s the back story on those two? How did they get together, long before Reverend G’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis? “Oh, Mom – what if she says ‘No’?” “Impossible, Jacob. That girl is head-over-heels-and-heart-pounding in love with you. She’s been waiting two years …
As I started editing the third and final book in the Reverend G series, I wanted to be as objective as possible. Besides the work I do as a Life Coach and an Author – I am also an Editor. I know how to proofread for grammar mistakes, punctuation errors and content miscues. Even with …
After my journey into the country to visit The Berry Patch, (www.theberrypatchonline.com), I came home and quickly turned my harvest into muffin tops. Remember the Seinfeld episode where Elaine raved about the importance of eating only the tops of muffins? I agree. Muffin tops are the crunchy, delicious parts of the muffins, and I always …
Ever since I moved to this area of Kansas City, I’ve wanted to experience The Berry Patch. Nestled just outside the honking city and barely over the state line into Missouri, The Berry Patch offers fresh bounty from God’s earth as well as a respite for this particular farm girl. It began in 1975, as …
A royalty check arrives from my publisher at CrossRiver Media. My novel, “The Unraveling of Reverend G” has traveled to more homes and more hands. Someone is reading my words. I look at the list and marvel at the numbers of people who read the story of Reverend G – these folks who follow her …
Roxie, the stressed-out activities director at Cove Creek Assisted Living, wonders how to address a challenge in her life. She asks the only person she can really trust, one of her beloved residents – Reverend G. Reverend G was on her third trip around the hallways of Cove Creek, as she walked in her turquoise …
Readers sometimes ask me, “Where do you find your characters?” Usually, that’s easy. I find them in coffee shops, in airports, on college campuses – and I sometimes wake up with a character who invaded my dreams. But one particular character lives with me and doesn’t mind that I used her as a major part …
“Wear your walkin’ shoes,” Chris spoke over the phone line. “I’ll be there in about 15.” How was I so lucky to have a friend like Chris who recently graduated into a boyfriend? Was it appropriate to call a man in his early sixties a “boy”friend? I suppose I wasn’t a “girl”friend either, with my …
It’s just the sweetest thing. A lady in my Sunday School class has a difficult time these days. She struggles from the side affects of a brain cyst. Although she has lived a full life and raised children, worked outside the home and managed the household – she now struggles to deal with the basic …
Most writers do the work because we can’t help ourselves. We can’t NOT write. And when the words morph into sentences, then paragraphs and chapters – we feel an adrenaline rush that keeps us coming back to the computer for more. We want our words to carry a message, and we long for readers to …