Today I'm trying to work with this gorgeous view in front of me. It's a beautiful day in the Outer Banks neighborhood. Yesterday I wrote over twenty blog posts to coincide with the publication of … [Read more...]
Working Week
Does this landmark look familiar? It's the Hatteras Lighthouse. I'm writing from Hatteras Island this week. I'm sharing a house with five other Christian fiction authors and a friend who's here to … [Read more...]
Word Person
My house is filled with words. Some are collected in books, and some are captured on signs and plaques and pictures. Here are some of what you'll see in our family room, in our kitchen, in my … [Read more...]
The Doughertys Go To The Beach
These four people managed time off in July, so we went to the beach! We played games and read a lot. And we read some more. We had over twenty books at the house, but we … [Read more...]
Guest Blogging
I was featured on a friend's blog today. She asked some interesting questions. Click on the link if you want to take a look! FYI--there's a giveaway at the … [Read more...]
Food Ways on Summer Days
My grandmother bought this pressure canner used from an extended family member at least fifty years ago. It's probably more like sixty. I can't imagine how many jars of vegetables it's processed over … [Read more...]
How to Lead (or Not) a Summer Bible Study
I'm leading a Bible study at my house for the summer. I wanted to be the hostess and just offer my house, but it's morphed into something that looks quite different than what I had envisioned. Isn't … [Read more...]
Move That Book?
Here's what happened last night. Yep. That's Ty Pennington of Home Extreme Makeover Edition. Back in the day, my family watched it every week. We loved the story about the families and seeing the … [Read more...]
Speaking Fees…Yes or No?
An interesting question popped up from the post I wrote after no one attended one of my library events. Someone commented that people might have shown up if I had charged a speaking fee. I … [Read more...]
Taking a Year Off
This year I’m studying People of the Promised Land I with Bible Study Fellowship. It’s the beginning part of what used to be the Israel and the Minor Prophet study. We’ve been studying David’s life … [Read more...]
