Hello, friends! I am so very excited to be sharing this post with you today! I’ve been keeping almost everything about this story under wraps, and I’m about to burst! So, I’m so glad to be able to reveal to you the title and cover for this book, which releases February, 1, 2022! This story includes so many of my …
Win a Copy of A Dance in Donegal!
Hello again, friends! Can you believe we are already back to January?? I feel like 2020 both slowed to a snail’s pace, but flew by at the same time! I’m even MORE excited because A Dance in Donegal releases ONE MONTH from today! And to celebrate, Revell and Goodreads are hosting a giveaway of 15 copies of A Dance in …
Join the Launch Team for A Dance in Donegal!
Calling all book-lovers! Love Ireland? Even better! I’m looking for enthusiastic readers to help get the word out about the release of my debut novel, A Dance in Donegal. Here are the deets about the book itself: A Dance in Donegal is a Christian historical romance novel set in Ireland in 1921. It releases from Revell Publishers on February 2, …
Cover Reveal!
Hello my dear reader friends! I am so sorry it has been so long since you’ve heard from me in this space. I have been most active over on my Instagram account. So, if you want to hear more from me, make sure you’re following me there! But, I had to dust off ye olde blog to share some crazy …
Christmas in America (or How Silent Night Makes me Cry)
You know, it’s funny, this expat life. So much time spent longing for things and people in far off places. And never is that longing so palpable than Christmastime. When overseas, the heart yearns for family, familiarity and the Tim-the-Toolman-Taylor-esque light displays. You go to great lengths (and financial cost) to procure the specialty import items – like canned pumpkin and chocolate …
If You Came to My Village
If you came to my wee village in the west of Ireland on Saint Patrick’s Day, it might look a little bit different than you expect. It might be more subdued. There might be less green. There certainly wouldn’t be any pinching. But it would no doubt be an experience that you would take with you and think of fondly …
So You Want To Learn Irish? {GIVEAWAY}
****ENTRIES NOW CLOSED**** CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER, COMMENTER #3: CRYSTAL B.!! Whenever I post here or on Facebook about how we live our everyday lives through the medium of the Irish language, I always get loads of response. There’s a massive connection and draw for Americans to all things Irish. And the Irish language is no different. For some, they …
A Wee Bit O’ Irish {GIVEAWAY!!} (updated)
***GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED*** Congrats to our winners: Donna and Joyce! I have emailed you. 🙂 Living in rural Ireland, as you might imagine, can be just as idyllic as is sounds. Lush green hills, rugged coastline, lilting voices, vibrant music. The area in which we live is a hotbed for culture, language and arts. Music, creativity, and arts of all …
Irish Lesson of the Week
A lot of people are really intrigued by the fact that we live in an Irish-speaking area. Yes, that’s right, Ireland has it’s own language! In fact, Ireland has 2 official, national languages: English and Irish (aka Gaelic). Many people are surprised to learn that our kiddos’ school is completely taught through Irish. Not as some hip, cultural thing to …