There are things in this life that we simply cannot do. Sometimes, a dream is born.

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Where Creative Pens Meet and Stories Grow. Time since a book kept me up late into the night way past my bedtime reading as fast as my blurry eyes would allow. I was so lost in this story I hardly noticed the pages and the minutes flying by. Just kept getting better and better with each passing chapter. There was everything entertaining in this story.

Cover Reveal Party on Facebook - Wednesday, August 5th. My friend and Aussie blogger on Overcoming with God. She also did an adorable lilac-wreathed picture, which makes me feel like I should be able to just inhale the scent of lilacs, looking at it! Designed all three covers for the Christmas Traditions Eight-in-One.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015. A recent sunset in rural NC. I know it seems a little early to post an image that looks so much like autumn but I promise I took this just the other day. There was a breathtaking sunset as my husband and I were driving home from our anniversary dinner. He graciously pulled over so I could take a picture of what our Lord painted for our good pleasure. The works of His hands never cease to amaze me! He has made everything beautiful in its time.

Two Gals Who Love to Read. I felt torn between two worlds. Each with its own mystery. One more captivating than the other, but the other more real and breathing. Weaves profound dilemmas into a tale of troubled love and honorable intentions gone awry.