As I was finishing up the edits on the 3rd book, Her Yankee Heart, Jason and I went back to the Monocacy Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland. (https://www.nps.gov/mono/index.htm) Our initial plan was to stop by the Best Farm. You can see it in the background. But due to the snow, we couldn’t get in. So, it … More A GLOBAL NEED!
It is so easy to get distracted. I look at the film side of things, and I want to start working on it again. But then God reminds me of my deadline. I need to get the books completed and released by, July 04, 2026. Now seriously, what are the odds of that happening in … More TO BE PRESENT!
It is slow and steady back on the ice! But this is how it needs to be until I am fully recovered. I see this with the project as well. Updating the books is a very slow and steady process too. But rushing ahead, hurting myself, and overlooking mistakes, is seriously not the way to … More 2026 & GOALS!
January 01, 2026! Happy New Year! I have a list of goals that I am already working on for the project. If you have followed along with my blogs, over the years I have talked about puzzle pieces. I actually started a new 1,000 piece puzzle. What was I thinking? But I took the challenge. … More HAPPY WITH THE PROGRESS!
Part of being in business, is also the need for professional organization. Let me just say this right now, it’s really not one of my stronger virtues. I am actually very bad with it. But it isn’t just about writing, books or scripts, it is also about administration. We are far enough a long that … More A TIME OF ORDER!
After feeling like I couldn’t possibly be stretched any further or I would I literally snap, God showed me one of the books with a white border, around the already mirrored border. I didn’t want to go back to editing again. I wanted to move forward. But I did it anyway. Of course, God is … More GOD’S IMAGINATION!
Not gonna lie, I was starting to get extremely discouraged. There have been so many changes to the books over the last 17 years, like is this ever going to happen? Will the books ever be right? God then showed me a vision of the Wright Brothers and all their attempts to create the airplane. … More AT THE PROPER TIME!
Our film fiscal sponsor Carole Dean of From the Heart Productions once told me, “Tenacity is the backbone of a filmmaker!” Tenacity is defined as, “the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip: the determination to continue what you are doing.” Backbone is defined as, “the chief support of a system … More TO THE OTHER SIDE!
“Perseverance accomplished what at first seemed impossible.” Colonel Henry Knox Continental Army; American Revolution Colonel Knox stated the above quote after Crossing the Delaware in blizzard conditions. As often as I can, I visit Washington’s Crossing on the Pennsylvania side. This is where some of the soldiers and one officer are buried. Right below that … More PERSEVERANCE ACCOMPLISHED!
Big Round Top Gettysburg, PA! It is where the story of Summer Ray began on February 09, 2009! You can’t see the hill but it’s there. I never get tired of hiking or driving up to it. I actually do it a lot. Normally in the snow, it’s a hike. But it is also a … More THERE IS STILL BEAUTY!
