I am heading to Florida to attend the Readers' Favorite Book Awards Ceremony, where Thrown to the Wind  is to receive the GOLD medal for...

August 3rd, Show Low, AZ I was joined at this event by my amazing husband and the author of the roleplaying guide, Adventures in the...

July 12th and 13th, Phoenix, AZ Thank you to eveyone who stopped by my booth or attended my presentation "Teaching Higher-Order Thinking...

May 9th and 10 at the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson, AZ. What a beautiful weekend it was! Thank you to everyone who came out to...

This past week was Valentine’s Day, the day many say a Roman priest, or alternatively a Bishop, named Valentine was martyred in the third...

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends! For the first time ever I managed to get all of my preparations...

My husband and I had a great time at Lake Patagonia! It was so relaxing and beautiful. I’m not sure the dogs love the canoe as much as...

My husband and I are heading out to our favorite campsite down at Lake Patagonia. We are looking forward to a weekend to disconnect,...

I am enjoying a lovely week down at Rocky Point. There are hardly any people down here, which is surprising because the weather is so...

I stumbled upon an interesting story today. On October 24, 1901, a 63-year-old schoolteacher named Annie Edson Taylor was the first...

I am back in Tucson and loving the cooling weather! Mornings are getting cool enough for neighborhood walks with my sister. My husband...

I am enjoying the cooler weather in Portland after the 107 degrees of Tucson last week! I don’t know what it is about water that is so...

As I write this newsletter, I am preparing to head back up to Portland to visit family. I am looking forward to a brief reprieve from the...

The desert is still hot, but we’ve received some rain in the evening off and on for the past week. It does raise the humidity, but the...

Just got back from the AFHE Convention up in Phoenix last weekend, and wow, what a success it was! I had a fantastic time with my...

July is a buy month! This past week I celebrated the Fourth with my extended family along with my parents 60th Wedding Anniversary. We...

I have been enjoying the cooler weather in Portland, Oregon for the past few weeks with boat rides on the Willamette and time with...

It’s official! I have new covers for my first two books, Thrown to the Wind and A Home in the Wilderness. I do want to thank everyone who...

I spent last week at our vacation home in Rocky Point walking on the beach or sitting on the porch watching the changing tides and colors...

First off, I want to apologize for getting this newsletter out late this month. The past three weeks have been very busy for me...