Thank you for welcoming me as a guest on your blog! I’m excited to share my debut novel, Salvaged, with your readers and I appreciate this opportunity. I’ve always been an avid reader of the young adult genre, even now–in my 40s–I guess the YA books keep me young at heart. A little about my…
An Interview with Maddie Caldecott By Sherri Stewart The red light blinked twice from the studio wall, and the interview began. “Good morning, everyone. I’m Jenny Timmins, and today we have with us Madeleine Caldecott, weekend anchor and reporter for WJBT here in Orlando. Thank you for agreeing to join us today—” Maddie swept stray…
Awakened to Life When I first wrote Awakened to Life, then titled Drifting In and Out of Sleep, I didn’t have a clue what I was talking about. It was 2007, I was pregnant with our third child, and we’d never gone through the adoption process. I had the seed of this idea…
ABOUT SMALL TOWN SECRETS On the surface, Shady Valley looks like the ideal all-American place to live with beautiful flowering trees lining both sides of the street as you enter the picturesque town. Neighbors help neighbors. Doors are often left unlocked. Serious crimes are practically nonexistent— almost but not quite! But like all small towns,…
Guess How Much God Loves You Helping kids discover God’s never-changing, never-failing, never-ending love I recently welcomed my second grandchild (first granddaughter) into the world in September. What an absolute joy! While I’m fairly new to grandparenting, with my first not quite three years old, I’ve quickly discovered that the relationship between a grandparent and…
A Change of Heartby Diana Leagh Matthews “Hurt people hurt people.” The old adage is so true. Years ago, I shared my thoughts on a movie adaptation of my favorite book, but instead of thinking about what I said, I spoke unfiltered and with venom, damaging the friendship. My anger wasn’t toward anyone in particular…