Posts Categorized: Plain Talk Blog

Giveaway and a Great Deal

  A Love Undone, releasing September 9, is a fictionalized account taken from some events that happened within the Amish community. It’s a story of good people living by faith and love, but they are also snared by heartache…and temptation.  This novel has been on my mind and heart for a lot of years. The… Read more »

A Love Undone Giveaway

Congratulations to the five winners, each winning a two-book set which includes The Dawn of Christmas and A Love Undone: Joan of South Dakota, Brenda of Mississippi, Donna of South Carolina, June of Texas, and Cheryl of Iowa. *A Love Undone Releases September 9, 2014! My desire to write what I used to call “Andy’s… Read more »

Amish Lifestyle, Food Preparation, and a Giveaway

A couple of questions I’ve fielded numerous times are: why do the Amish use prepackaged foods in their recipes? Don’t they care about their health and that of their families? Is it authentic for a culture as old fashioned as the Amish to cut corners by using prepackaged foods? I’ve talked to several Old Order… Read more »

Beauty from Brokenness by Katie Ganshert

Today’s guest blogger is Katie Ganshert! She’s been a guest here on the blog before, but in case you don’t know her, allow me to introduce Katie. She is a wife, mom, and an award winning author whose first book came out in 2012. She and I share the same wonderful publisher and editor. If… Read more »

Seasons of Tomorrow Release Day Contest!

I’m so excited to announce that the last book in my Amish Vines and Orchards series, Seasons of Tomorrow is out! It is available TODAY in stores and online! Thank you so much to all my readers who have followed Rhoda’s  journey this far, and thank you to the new readers who are just beginning the journey!… Read more »