$1.99 Flash Sale For My Bestselling Novel, How the Light Gets In!
Happy June, friends! I'm having a little downtime after folding laundry and before the baby (who just turned two!) wakes up from her nap to tell you that my newest novel, How the Light Gets In, is currently having a major
The Day I Lost My Daughter
Two months ago, I lost my toddler-age daughter. Even now, sitting outside and staring out over the field where she disappeared, it’s difficult for me to process. It’s like I know if I begin peeling back layers, the emotion of that
How the Light Gets In Books-A-Million Book Club Pick!
Hello, my friends! I have some great news! My newest novel, How the Light Gets In, is Books-A-Million's July Book Club Pick! I was both surprised and incredibly honored when I received the news. Thank you for all of your help to spread
Catching the Wind
"God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail." St. Augustine I rebel against instructions of every type, so I was quite proud of myself for reading the pamphlet long enough to put my daughter’s butterfly kite together. It was close to
It’s About Pursuit, Not About Perfection
"Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus." - Philippians 3:12 A novel typically
“That’s My Daughter” – Knowing Our Identity Lies In Love
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." - 1 Corinthians 13:13 It takes a lot to offend me, but it doesn’t take a lot to make me defensive of the ones I
The Love Languages of Stomach Flu
Last Tuesday, I awoke at 11 p.m. and thought I might be sick. Swinging my legs over the bed was all the movement I needed to confirm the truth. I clamped a hand over my mouth and tried to run
Love Is Not Love . . .
On Saturday, imbibed with joie de vivre, which always comes with spring weather, I asked my husband for a hammer and some finishing nails. Our girls followed me around. The seven-year-old asked, "What're you doing?" "I'm about to revolutionize this house." "What
How Many Petersheims Does it Take to Launch a Novel?
Five, to be exact. I became an author soon after I became a mother, and one of my goals was to make my writing part of my family’s life. This is why I write at the kitchen table instead of in
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