Creating for the JOY of it

Creating for the JOY of it

Have you ever been in a season when you wanted to create something –whether it was sewing, painting, knitting — for the sheer joy of it? Even if no one ever saw it? This week, come behind the scenes on one of the projects I’m currently writing: a...
A Very Bookish Photoshoot

A Very Bookish Photoshoot

A few months back, I chatted with the worship leader at our church who just happens to be a wonderful photographer and we both had the idea of doing a bookish photo shoot! I was in need of some new head shots and he had the idea of putting together something even more...
Loved and Not Forgotten

Loved and Not Forgotten

          On what had been a particularly horrible day, a faithful friend invited me over for a long walk through the woods to talk and to be bolstered. Afterwards, she invited me for dinner with her and her family. Together, she and I crowded...
Learning How to Do This

Learning How to Do This

Lounging there, I checked the text on my phone. It was a response from a friend. I read her message, responded, then tossed the phone back to the end of the bed. Except clumsy me didn’t toss it as soft as I had meant to. It skipped right off of the edge of the...
Video Q&A with Joanne (and a Giveaway!)

Video Q&A with Joanne (and a Giveaway!)

Happy Thursday, all! As promised, here is that *slightly-belated-but-finally-here* author chat of bookish news, research tidbits, and a few writerly confessions. 😉  I had SO much fun answering your questions and thanks to all of you who weighed in with those. As part...