A little more comfortable in my own skin. A little more grateful for the journey. And a whole lot more willing to embrace the woman I’ve always been.🌼💛 “𝙁𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧. 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙. 𝙉𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚."

I only went outside for coffee. ☕️🌿 Seriously. That was the whole plan. Sit on the patio. Drink my coffee. Enjoy Tennessee. Do NOT start another writing project. 😂 Well… Before noon, I had somehow written two unexpected chapters, attended a concert I never bought tickets for, photogr

I thought the fog was hiding the mountain. Turns out, it was showing me something I hadn’t seen before. A few weeks ago, I looked out at a view I know well. Same mountain. Same trees. Same familiar view. Except this time, fog had settled between the ridges. And suddenly the mountai

What if the part of your story that scares you…is only a paragraph? ✨ Not the ending. Not even the whole chapter. Just one paragraph. I had to remind myself of that this week. Something happened in my publishing journey that hurt more than I expected, and almost immediately, my mind bega

There comes a moment every August when summer is still holding on, but autumn begins to whisper that she’s on her way. 🍃🍂 We’re beginning to feel it here in the mountains. The air is just a little different. The light is changing. The evenings seem to arrive a little softer, and even the pool wa

It’s DONE📚 There’s something especially meaningful about being able to say those words. The Revised Edition of Whispers on the Mountain Path — where Heaven leans in is officially complete. Whispers was my first book—the beginning of my Elk River Reflections Trilogy. And after writing Books

📖❤️ There’s something nobody tells you about publishing your first book: Sometimes finishing the book is only the beginning of what it will teach you. When I published Whispers on the Mountain Path: Where Heaven Leans In, I was brand new to independent publishing. I had written the old-

🍃 The mountains have been teaching me their language… one season at a time. When Al and I first moved to West Virginia, everything felt unfamiliar. Not just the roads. Not just the mountains. Even the sounds. One morning we heard a chorus echoing through the trees and couldn’t figure o

Sometimes stories need a little time before they’re ready to be told. Today’s story begins with an old lamppost. At first glance, it might seem like a story about something weathered and forgotten. But as so often happens, God had something much deeper to reveal. I’ve come to believe that

Creating has never been just something I do... It's simply who God created me to be. A few glimpses from the journey... "What kind of artist?" The kind who can't seem to stay in just one lane. Creating has always been part of who 1 am. #ComingSoon

There are moments in life that don’t seem extraordinary to anyone else, but somehow become unforgettable to you. Today was one of those days. Al and I stopped by Trailhead Farm Meats & More in Gassaway to place A Legacy of Love alongside the first two books in my Elk River Reflections tri

𝗙𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. Somehow those words don’t seem possible. There are still moments when I instinctively think, I should call Chuck. There are still stories I wish I could tell him. Still jokes I wish I could hear him laugh at. Still holidays where his absence quietly takes its seat beside

Nine days ago, I woke up from a six-hour surgery and, for reasons I still can’t explain, I took this photo. At the time, I didn’t know why. Maybe I wanted proof that I had made it through. Maybe I wanted to remember the moment. Or maybe God knew I would need the reminder later. Befor

As many of you know, I’ve spent the last several years writing and sharing pieces of my story. What many don’t know is that this coming Monday, I’ll be undergoing a major surgery that will last several hours and require a hospital stay afterward. I’m not quite ready to share all the details y

Holding 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕋𝕙𝕣𝕖𝕖 in my hands today feels a little surreal. People sometimes ask how I managed to write three books so quickly. The truth is, I didn’t. There’s an old saying that it takes years to become an overnight success. I understand that now. From the outside, it may look l

📚✨ The Trilogy Is Complete ✨📚 Today, A Legacy of Love was released, completing a trilogy that I never originally intended to write. What began as a single book gradually unfolded into three: 📖 Whispers on the Mountain Path 📖 Echoes in the Valley 📖 A Legacy of Love Looking at them toge