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The Heart of the Mountains cover reveal
I'm so excited to share with you the cover for my July 2022 release, The Heart of the Mountains. This book is the sequel to My Heart Belongs in the Blue Ridge, Laurel's Dream. You can learn more about that story here 🙂 Wanna know more? Here's a bit about the story:...
Tuesday Tea Talks – A Reason for Hope
There is a lot of hope to be found from Peter, the "apostle of hope", in his letter I Peter. Here are a few of my thoughts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AycJ2uVhs2A&t=2s
Tuesday Tea Chat – Grief and Perspective
It's been almost two months since my brother went missing and an 11-day search ensued until his body was found. Life has moved on for those of us still here and I've been learning a lot about the grieving process and my own heart. This is an impromptu video about what...
Burdened with Glorious Purpose?
I love dressing in costume. It's a family thing. We all like it. It's fun stuff to "pretend" to be someone else that we may see as "cooler" or "more beautiful" or "more powerful" or...just weird 🙂  But just because I put on a cape or a funny hat doesn't mean I...
Tuesday Tea Talk with Pepper – A New “Normal” & “Why, God?”
Hello, friends! Today, I'm beginning a new series of videos where we chat about various things. Some serious. Some fun. Some in-between. I'm even trying to answer some frequent questions I've received. If you have some topic you'd like us to discuss, you can email...
Appalachia, Stories, and a CelebrateLit Tour
Books are a uniquely portable magic – Stephen King Appalachia is known for having a high illiteracy rate. A place of beautiful scenery and rugged landscapes, the people of the mountains developed stories through oral storytelling much more than “book learning” for a...
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