by Olivia | Dec 10, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Are you a mall rat? I’m not. Sooo not. A writer friend and I often sit across from each other on Saturday mornings at a local coffee shop. We talk some, but not a lot. We write. A few weeks ago she said she was not going to make it on Saturday because she had...
by Olivia | Dec 6, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Charlotte Farrow in 1893 Chicago. Annie Friesen in 2012 Colorado Springs. That’s a thousand miles stretched across almost 120 years. So what on earth could they have in common? Except for the fact that they both stomped their ways through my brain and into a...
by Olivia | Dec 3, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Twenty-five years ago, my son was born on the first Sunday of Advent. Five days late, mind you. (I certainly minded.) As my due date came and went, and Advent approached, waiting took on a whole new meaning. Thinking that any minute now my son would come squalling...
by Olivia | Nov 29, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Of course I love many things about my son! Okay, sometimes he makes me a little crazy, but he has brought great joy to my life. And I’ve learned a few things from him. (Nope. I’m not going to tell you all the lacrosse trivia I’ve learned.) My son...
by Olivia | Nov 26, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Heads up! On Thursday, November 29, I will be the guest of Suzanne Woods Fisher on her live internet radio program, Amish Wisdom. I’d love to have you listening in between 4:00 and 4:30 Central Time as we talk about my book, Accidentally Amish. Catch us at...