Something I love about writing a novel set in another era is that I get to mentally return to a simpler time. This doesn’t mean a perfect time, but only that the time was less complex in nature. Let’s take, for example, social media. Do you ever wonder what we did before social media? Oh, […]
Most Mornings
Most mornings I wake at 6:30. Not because I want to, but because I set an alarm and that’s when it goes off. Stupid alarm. Sometimes I hit snooze. Okay. Most times I hit snooze. Five minutes. I just need five more minutes. By 6:40, I’m up, the coffee is grinding, and I’m preparing my […]
Lessons Learned in Ireland: Day Two-Connemara
After a fairly sleepless night in Galway, Clare and I woke to a delicious breakfast at The Sliding Rock Inn. Afterward, we went upstairs, packed up, and then headed out to meet Clare’s “baby brother” (he’s 23) at a convenience store a few blocks away. The weather was gloomy–cold and rainy–which did not fit with […]
The Story Behind the Picture: Rachel’s Tomb
Eva Marie Everson The day had been perfectly perfect. My coauthor, Miriam Feinberg Vamosh, and I had busied ourselves around the city of Jerusalem, hitting landmarks, historical locations, and a few shops. As we neared the noon hour, Miriam made a casual comment concerning Rachel’s Tomb, located on the outskirts of Bethlehem, separated by the […]
The Story Behind the Picture: Old First Church, Bennington, VT
Our grandson and his girlfriend announced their engagement. We couldn’t have been more thrilled. Then they announced their engagement party which would precede the wedding by about two years. Kids today. The party would be held at the Albany Pump Station (Brewery & Restaurant). In New York. State. Almost an entire eastern seaboard from Orlando, […]
The Story Behind the Picture: Tel Hazor, Israel
by Eva Marie Everson On a crisp September morning in 2001, I stood beside my husband in the middle of 5th Avenue, New York City, as a plume of smoke rose to the south. We were both in shock; the morning’s events were beyond anything we could have imagined would happen to us during our […]
A Tribute to Lucinda Secrest McDowell
Dear Lucinda, Cindy. For years, whenever I drove through Thomasville (your hometown), I’d send a text message to you (later on, never while driving) saying, “Guess where I drove through today!” You’d know, of course. You’d answer back, “Thomasville!” The City of Roses had always been a connection for us, but it wasn’t our only […]
Amazon Has A Wish Book
Eva Marie Everson I opened my mailbox the other day to find Amazon’s Holiday Kids Gift Book, which boasts 100 colorful pages featuring over 600 toys and gifts. This tiny catalogue reminded me of a very special “wish book” that arrived in our home every year . . . and right on time. I don’t […]