by Roseanna M. White Who doesn’t love a good treasure hunt? As a homeschooling mom, I’ve created my fair share of homemade maps,...

by Suzanne Woods Fisher My husband is a serious ice cream maker. Actually, Steve’s a serious guy to begin with and he takes his ice cream...

by Kimberley Woodhouse I admit it. I’m a control freak. There. Whew. It’s out in the open. If you know me, you can go ahead and laugh. I...

by Jodie Niznik No one is perfect. We all experience moments of responding in anger instead of patience, using careless words instead of...

by Julie Lavender Though grown-ups typically welcome slumber time after a long day at work, outside the home and inside the home, little...

by Bo Stern-Brady On an early Wednesday morning last winter, I texted my husband a happy “Good morning, I love you,” like we always do...

What inspired you to write Love Reunited? This is book three in a series, and Elizabeth emerged as a strong character beginning with book...

by Karen Whiting I rang the doorbell, and my neighbor stepped out. I handed her a homemade muffin bouquet with tasty goodies and floral...

by Michelle S. Lazurek I love having guests over. I enjoy the fellowship that occurs when friends and family come to my home, whether it...

by Janyre Tromp When I was in college, Dr. Tom Jones, my U.S. history professor, assigned us the homework of talking to a relative about...

by Brock Eastman, Dr. Fizzlebop Watching my four children (ages 12, 10, 8 and 6) learn about the world around them leaves me in a...

by Roland Warren Culturally, it is unpopular to count as loss a father’s absence from the home. “As long as kids have their moms, they’re...

by Jaime Jo Wright When I wrote The Souls of Lost Lake, I had no idea that choosing to include a mother passing away from cancer would...

by Helen Smallbone I confess I’m my happiest when I’m behind the scenes. I have spent my life in the background—but there I was, lit up...

by Jennifer Hand I am someone who loves her coffee. I have coffee mugs everywhere. My car sometimes looks like a rolling coffee shop....

by Mary DeMuth To say I had difficulties with my in-laws would be an understatement. Things got so bad right when we were first married...

by Nicole Deese I’m a bit of an anomaly in my mostly introverted peer group of writer friends. You see, I happen to be an extrovert,...

by Grace Fox Living near Vancouver, British Columbia, means dealing with dark, damp, dreary winters. I find November through March...

by Mandisa When the Coronavirus pandemic hit my corner of the world in March 2020, I knew my mental health might be in trouble. As a...

by Crystal Caudill When life gets tough, some people eat chocolate. Me? I write a story . . . and eat the chocolate—lots of it. Story is...