Garrett and The Emperor’s New Groove
Darien snarled and shoved him away. "Easy for you to be all gung-ho; your name is Kyou Hayate. 'Cause you look so Malaano." Garrett smirked. "Don't be jealous, Eugene. My third cousin's brother's wife's step-niece's great aunt was Malaano." excerpted from Sentinel ... twice removed. Sound familiar? I'm proud of you for recognizing the reference [...]
Interview after the Grammy’s
This is my two-and-a-half-month-old daughter, Anaiyah. She's a superstar.
The origin of Darien’s name
I've always loved the name Darius. This guy was a involved with the famous story of a particular lion's den—you can read about it in the Biblical book of Daniel. The name also comes from a favorite book of mine as a child: Darien's Rise. In this Focus on the Family novel somehow related to [...]
Half-way party for the Aribter manuscript!
Well, I'm half-way through writing The Sentinel Trilogy Book 2: Arbiter and you know I'll grab any excuse to celebrate. While I'll be celebrating with some Ovaltine and Blue Bell cookie dough ice cream, I've made a couple different ways for you to party too, whether you haven't read Book 1: Sentinel yet or you're [...]
Preserving your onion harvest by freezing
I harvested my first crop of sweet onions today, and boy was it satisfying! I planted in fall 2013 and harvested late in spring 2014. First and foremost, I learned that onions need loose soil to grow large bulbs. I'd planted straight into the ground and mixed in some compost with the native soil, but [...]