Pre-release sales on Yesterday’s Gone and Giveaway!
Hello readers! My new book, Yesterday’s Gone releases at the end of this month on August 30! I’m so thrilled for you all to meet Eliza, Jesse, Ruth, Andrew, and their entire community. Here’s a link...
View ArticleThe Englisch Daughter Releases April 21, 2020!
A secret betrayal… A broken marriage… And the child at the center of it all. Read an excerpt of The Englisch Daughter In August 2018, I asked my readers a question via Facebook: Well, we wrote the...
View ArticleThe Christmas Remedy is now available!
I’m so excited to share this special Amish Christmas novella with my readers! Although it’s our third chronological release, this is the first story that Erin and I wrote together. It has a lot of...
View Article“As the Tide Comes In” Releasing August 21!
Update: this giveaway is now closed. The three winners have been contacted via email and are: Teresa K., Marilyn B., and Nina K. Congrats! Keep checking here and on my Facebook page for more chances to...
View ArticleFun Giveaway for “The Gift of Christmas Past”
Hello, Readers! Writing The Gift of Christmas Past was a life-changing experience in many ways. And since it is coauthored with my daughter-in-law Erin, I thought you might enjoy it if I shared some of...
View ArticleTwelve Months of Blue Skies ~ Month Three and Giveaway
Winner -Terri Guest Post by Erin Woodsmall “I wanted to do that! Mommy, you’ve made this the worstest day EVER!” My crime? Rolling out a pie crust for the fresh strawberry pie my five-year-old...
View ArticleFall 2017 Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #20
Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all 25 stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of...
View ArticleThe Gift of Christmas Past Release Giveaway
Hello, Readers, I am so excited to share with you that my Southern Romance Christmas novella, The Gift of Christmas Past, is now available in stores and online! This story is very special to me and was...
View ArticleFun Giveaway from WaterBrook & Multnomah
I wanted to share with my blog readers a fun giveaway from my publisher, WaterBrook & Multnomah. They are giving away a full set of my latest series, The Amish of Summer Grove, as well as an “Out...
View ArticleGiveaway! Release day for “Gathering the Threads!”
Gathering the Threads, the third and final book in the Amish of Summer Grove series, releases TODAY! To view the series on Amazon, click HERE. Amish of Summer Grove series Book one is Ties That Bind...
View ArticleTwelve Months of Blue Skies ~ Month Five and Giveaway
The pile of dirty dishes is mocking me from its home in the sink. A handle to a spoon is sticking out, as if waving and saying, “Hi, I’m still here!” I sigh. Fifteen years ago I washed dishes as...
View ArticleGuest Post ~ Tomatoes: A Guide to Growing the Healthiest of Foods
Today, I have a guest post from a reader named Jackie. It is all about growing tomatoes. Even if the Amish don’t farm vegetables for profit, most have a garden to feed their family. This information...
View ArticleTwelve Months of Blue Skies Month Four and Giveaway
The Tide I recently went on a week-long trip to the Georgia coast with my middle son, daughter-in-law, and three of my grandchildren. It’s hard to get a picture of the vastness of the sand and water....
View ArticleTwelve Months of Blue Skies ~ Month Three and Giveaway
Guest Post by Erin Woodsmall “I wanted to do that! Mommy, you’ve made this the worstest day EVER!” My crime? Rolling out a pie crust for the fresh strawberry pie my five-year-old wanted me to make....
View ArticleTwelve Months of Blue Skies ~ Month Two
Ah, the kitchen. Often the heart of the household. When children are small, it seems like Mom (and many times Dad) often spend a large portion of the day in the kitchen, either preparing meals,...
View ArticleTwelve Months of Blue Skies ~ Month One and Giveaway
Blue skies, smilin’ at me Nothin’ but blues skies do I see Bluebirds singing a song Nothin’ but bluebirds all day long Never saw the sun shinin’ so bright Never saw things lookin’ so right Noticin’...
View ArticleSilas is Born and It is Well ~ Guest Post with Giveaway
This is a guest post by Erin Woodsmall, Cindy’s daughter-in-law. Like many people, when I enter the New Year, I often look back on the year I have just completed, marveling at the journey. All the good...
View ArticleDogs I Have Loved ~ Dog Cookie Recipe and Giveaway
My house is a house of dog lovers. Maybe more of us would be cat lovers if my husband wasn’t allergic. (My granddaughter Lucy LOVES cats and dogs. Here she is with the world’s most tolerant tabby,...
View ArticleChristian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #5
Update: THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SCAVENGER HUNT!! It was my first time to participate, and all of you made it so much fun! Winner of the Amish-made wall hanging is Bonnie of York,...
View ArticleRaising Awareness in October (and a giveaway)
October is “awareness month” for many important things: breast cancer, liver cancer, Down syndrome, pregnancy and infant loss, and domestic violence are just a few that I know about. But I want to talk...
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