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How the Light Gets In has been released for a week today. My four other novels have never received such a swift, visceral response. I have had readers throw their books, weep, get angry, laugh, and then weep again. Women from
How the Light Gets In
Two weeks have passed, so I can neither remember what my eldest daughter had been fussing about, nor why my response had been to stomp back the hallway and slam the washer door. When her behavior did not change, I told
How the Light Gets In Vacation Getaway!
Hey there, friends! I've been sitting on a surprise for a while now, and if you know me at all, you know I am not too good at being quiet or sitting still! Well, now I finally get to reveal that surprise!
We’re Ready to Begin
This week, for the first time since we moved back to Tennessee, our family sat down and watched videos from our time in Wisconsin. What struck me the most was how little our girls were back then. I am not
Goodness and Mercy Shall Pursue Me
"Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the LORD forever." ~ Psalm 23:6 On Friday, my best friend and I took a walk around Vanderbilt
Official Trailer for How the Light Gets In!
Hello, friends! I know you're all bustling around, buying last minute gifts and wrapping presents, but I thought I'd pop in a moment to share a gift with you! The book trailer for How the Light Gets In is here, and it's
Follow the Light
My girls and I had spent most of the day cooped up in the house. Attitudes were fraying around the edges—including mine. Then I had an epiphany: a pajama hike! I told the girls to put on their pajamas, since it
The Force of Waterfalls
“Aslan is a lion - the Lion, the great Lion." "Oh," said Susan. "I'd thought he was a man. Is he quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion." "Safe?" said Mr. Beaver. "Who said anything about safe? 'Course
“I Miss You!”
Our eldest daughter is, hands down, the most affectionate child I’ve ever known. If my husband and I are cuddling on the couch, she is not content until she’s dropped everything and sprawled herself across the pile. If we’re hugging
The Other Half of Me
Every day at eleven the elderly couple would sit at the rectangular table in the center of the square room that faced the restaurant kitchen. Within two weeks of my eighteenth summer I could put their order in the kitchen without bothering