Glasses are clinking, kids are running around, and the men are crowded around the grill. You are holding a glass of wine, because it’s something to do with your hands and someone, you think they are the wife of a friend, comes up to you to introduce themselves. It’s going great and then she asks the question you’ve been dreading, “What do you do?” As a writer, or as a my friend Kristen Lamb would call us, “pre-published authors,” I’ve…
Thinking long and hard…what’s the best date you’ve ever been on? Are you married? How long have you been married? Do you still have date night now that you are married? My family and I just recently got back from a Family Retreat at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas, where we had a Chaplain talk to us about our marriage and things like that. One of the books that he recommended (and you all know how much I LOVE…
How have I gotten to this point in my life without reading a book by John Grisham? I can tell you that I have seen many of his books-turned-movies like The Firm, The Client, and The Pelican Brief. All wonderful movies, and I’m sure even better books. My husband is a huge fan of his and on one of our weekend trips, he had us listen to the audio book of Playing for Pizza, which I have to say was really interesting. But…