A writer · A teacher · A life well lived
One of the things I had to give up when my husband died was the publishing contract that I had on my middle grade/high school fantasy novel that I had worked so hard on and was so excited to see coming to print. It was a gutting decision, but one…
This is the 11th book in Crosby’s Wine Country Mystery Series…and my oh my, does this one have it all! Lucie Montgomery runs the vineyard…
Facebook reminded me of this private note that I wrote myself 13 years ago today. It was my senior year of college. I was accepted…
Picture it. It’s 7:30 PM, both kids are in bed snoring. My husband puts on Call the Midwife. We settle in, tucked underneath our feather…
As our family was sitting down to dinner today, my husband lamented about just jacking the heat up because he was tired of being cold.…

Hi, I’m Kate! I am the author of this blog that takes you on a journey from books to widowhood to teaching and everything in between.