>I’m the featured reviewer at CHRISTIAN FICTION ONLINE MAGAZINE

>Good News! I’m the featured reviewer in this month’s Christian Fiction Online Magazine. You can read my review here. While on the site, you might want to check out other book reviews and the many fine articles by other authors, publishers, and agents. There’s a wide range of topics on writing craft, industry news and business, and some that are …

>CAFE SPECIAL OF THE WEEK – Savory Oyster Crackers

> We’re still in the too-hot-to-be-cooking mode here, so this week’s special is another simple, no-fuss treat compliments of my sister, Marsha. She comes up with some unique and delicious recipes—perhaps from her Bunko pals, who definitely know good eats and how to have fun. Savory Oyster Crackers go great with iced cold drinks or lemonade and are a great …

>ACFW BOTY (Book of the Year) Finalists

>In less than two months, five hundred or more writers will converge on Denver for the annual American Christian Fiction Writers conference. It’s a highlight of my year for many reasons, but one of the most exciting things about the conference is recognition of the winners of two contests sponsored by ACFW: The Genesis winners (for unpublished authors) and the …

>CAFE SPECIAL OF THE WEEK – Snickerlicious Chocolate Chip Cookies

> If you’ve been stopping in at the Cafe for a while, you know I like no-fuss, yummy comfort foods. Today’s special does the trick for me. Melt-in-your mouth chocolate (ahhhhhh . . .) and so simple even a caveman could do it, providing of course, he could figure out how to rub the sticks together to start a fire. …

>One WICKED Show

> We’ve had our theater tickets for months! I’m a huge fan of Broadway musicals, and after hearing my daughter-in-law rave about WICKED, we coughed up the $$ for five tickets. Hubby and me, our son and daughter-in-law (Happy early birthday Allison), and our twelve-year-old grandson. The three-hour show was even better than all the hype, so without giving anything …

>CAFE SPECIAL OF THE WEEK – Ice Cold Watermelon

>July already. I don’t know about you, but summer in the South means it’s too hot to even think about firing up the cook top or turning on the oven. We’d much rather be fanning ourselves on the patio or packing up for a family picnic. And no righteous picnic in the South is complete without a sweet wedge of …

>CAFE SPECIAL OF THE WEEK – Rhubarb Pie

>Today, I have a double treat for you here at the cafe. I’m thrilled to have a visitor from Canada . . . an excellent writer and frequent visitor to the cafe . . . as my guest. Bonnie Way, aka The Koala Bear Writer, has special memories and a recipe to share with us. Bonnie is a freelance writer …

>TEN WAYS TO CONNECT AT THE 2009 ACFW CONFERENCE

>Whether this is your first conference or your twentieth, you have before you an opportunity to connect with people you’ve never known before or renew acquaintances with familiar faces and old friends. It’s all good. None of my ACFW conferences have been the same, but the one thing they’ve all had in common is meeting fascinating, dear people you’ll want …

>CAFE SPECIAL OF THE WEEK – Peach Cobbler

>Last week I went to one of our local farmer’s markets for some locally grown produce. Pickling cucumbers, green beans—all freshly picked with smudges of dirt still clinging to them. Then alongside the sweet corn, I saw them. Porter peaches. Yes! In this corner of the world, Porter peaches are the fruits of heaven. They even have a festival in …