Earlier this month, a close friend whisked me away to Her Majesty’s Theatre as a belated birthday gift, where I experienced all the Beauty and the Beast love onstage for the second time in my life. The first time I saw the production, I was a dreamy 16-year-old aspiring actor attending her first professional musical. […]
I’m secretly posting this Christmas-related blog as I’m breaking our “house rules”. If Mr Wonderful had his way, I wouldn’t press Publish until November 29th! But waiting six weeks to share about these new Christmas releases seems too long a wait. If I can give you extra time to plan your Christmas reading, even better! […]
Two weeks ago, I caught a flight to Sydney and attended the 2024 Omega Writers Conference. It was my first in-person conference with local Christian authors, so I enjoyed meeting writers I had only connected with at our online meetings. Mingling with unpublished and published authors (whose books I’d read!) was a treat, but the […]
If you’ve familiar with my blog, you’d know I’m a big Pepper Basham fan (and almost fell off my chair when she friended me on social media!). She’s written some fabulous books… and they just keep coming! Last month, I received an advanced copy of Ms Basham’s latest novel, Hope Like Wildflowers, thanks to NetGalley […]
I completed my tax paperwork for last financial year (YES!) and posted a bunch of documents to my accountant earlier today. While paying the postage fee for this letter, the Australia Post clerk exclaimed how she couldn’t believe it was already September, and we discussed how fast the year had disappeared. Of course, I knew […]
I’ve read several of Julie Klassen’s books (including this one), so my excitement piqued when my Libby library app alerted me that her newest series was available to borrow through my local library. I discovered the Libby app mid last year when I learned I could access a heap of e-books from authors I liked. […]
