Kate's Blog

Please welcome author Laura V. Hilton, who has kindly agreed to answer questions and give away a copy of any of her books to one fortunate winner!Laura, tell the readers about your new book. Awakened LoveKatie Detweiler grew up Amish, never knowing she was adopted as...

One reason I drive a 1995 car—even though my husband has encouraged me to purchase a newer model—is because I don't like change.Yet I’m jazzed every year about the approach of autumn. It's not as if I haven't had a wonderful summer; we’ve enjoyed the best weather in...

Happy Friday, everyone! May you experience happiness and peace.  We've had perfect sailing weather. Fun to watch city-style birdwatchers! These were too pretty to ignore. Amish metal-wheeled scooter. Taken in Lancaster County. While not sipping iced tea, spending time...

I picked out new eye glasses this week. The gal who helped me laid two dozen pairs on the table. Ever since the practice has been working with an optometry consulting firm, they've really improved the service they provide and also the range of glasses they have...

Do you have an uninvited buddy who travels everywhere you go? A passenger who whispers negative messages in your ear that aren’t true. Yet a part of you believes them; you’ve heard them so long.I do, and she's no girlfriend. If she were, I would've dumped her years...

Happy Friday! Wishing you a fun-filled and relaxing next few days! A pickup full of flowers? It looked as though they came straight from someone's yard. Sigh.   I spotted this cute wagon/floral arrangement at a local nursery.   I met these 3 gentle giants, trained to...

"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love." Romans 8:38 (NLT)Being an...

Back in the old days, when my parents moved to the Northwest (our East Coast relatives thought they'd never see us again) my mother and father purchased a large relic of a house with a fabulous unobstructed view: 180° looking east. From our dining room table I recall...