Kate's Blog
Is Gratitude the Key to Holiday Stress?
"In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich." Dietrich Bonhoeffer Last week I awoke with a sense of anxiety. An unsettling, restless feeling that I should be doing or...
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Please help me congratulate Debbie Hale, winner of the delightful Amish-made dolls, plus a signed copy of A Letter from Lancaster County, or one signed book from the Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy—either CBA bestseller Leaving Lancaster, its sequel CBA bestseller...
Celebrating in Lancaster County
Hurray, we’re home from another marvelous visit to Lancaster County, PA! Not until I began writing about the Amish did my husband and I celebrate our autumn anniversary in glorious Lancaster County. Can you think of a better place for me to do research on the Amish...
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Please help me congratulate Kris Ross, winner of the Amish-made apron sewn in Lancaster County, PA, and a set of note cards with photos of covered bridges, like the bridge I included in my newest book, A Letter from Lancaster County. Plus, Karen’s choice of a signed...
Amish Autumn
Not much evidence of autumn in our neck of the woods yet, except kids are back in school and our oak tree’s leaves are turning a drab brown. Eventually, thousands will drift to the ground almost nonstop. One year, I raked up 23 barrels of leaves over the course of a...
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Please help me congratulate Pam Flynn, winner of a signed copy of A Letter from Lancaster County and the lovely Amish-made Quillow made in Lancaster County, PA, or a novel from The Legacy of Lancaster County Trilogy—her choice. Many thanks to all who entered and left...
Are You a Risk Taker?
What's your idea of taking a risk? Bungee jumping or helicopter skiing off the highest peak? Scuba-diving in shark infested waters the way my husband does? I've got to wonder why people attempt such daredevil activities. Seeking a thrill and an adrenaline high?...
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Congratulations to the Ten Winners of a copy of A Letter from Lancaster County, straight from Harvest House Publishers! Doris Lankford, Ann Austin, Deanne Patterson, Lucy Reynolds, Angie Carroll, Kathy Persons, Rebecca Followell, Tracy Snyder, Mary Herrnstein, and...
About Kate
Kate Lloyd is a novelist and a passionate observer of human relationships. A native of Baltimore, MD, she and her husband live in Seattle the setting of several of her novels. She lived in Rome and studied Italian in college. Kate has worked a variety of jobs, including car salesman and restaurateur.