Appalachian Blessings

No, not just birthdays with two numbers, I'm talking birthdays with the SAME two numbers. Like, say, 44. I've always liked patterns in numbers. Like when the clock reads, "12:34," or "3:33." I don't know why, but this gives me satisfaction. So, turning 44 last week...

This is what happens when you don't write enough posts in advance! I'm on a mini book tour this weekend. Click on this link if you want to see where I'll be in the Durham, NC, area. So in all the travel prep and packing I kind of forgot it was Appalachian Thursday!...

We're moving Southern Belle View from the blog to our Facebook page so today is my last SBV blog post. Come on over and check out my thoughts as we start the holiday season with Advent.

This is the text of the first United States Thanksgiving proclamation. Just a reminder of whom we have to thank. WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to...

I recently contributed to an anthology--When You Pass Through Waters--compiled by novelist and artisit Nicole Seitz. Here's the scoop: In response to the “thousand year flood” of 2015 in South Carolina, eighteen beloved and bestselling authors graciously contributed a...

How cool is this?!? A photograph of my great, great, great grandparents Horace and Susan Phillips. The little tyke in the middle is my great, great grandfather David Phillips. That would be Grandma Jane's dad. I knew my great-grandmother and was a teensy bit afraid of...

I'm over at SouthernBelleView.com today writing about how there are lulls in the publishing world when it feels like not much is happening. Come on over and see how I deal with those funny, in-between times.