15 Nov Five Minute Friday: Tree
I haven't done Five Minute Friday in a loooong time! A year, I think. I already had a word in mind to write about. And then I looked at Lisa-Jo's prompt and it was "tree" and that made me think of this post. So I...
Author: Alison Treat
20 Sep At long last . . .
We had the baby! Four days after my due date Evangeline Grace finally arrived! I felt like I would be pregnant forever. I started writing a blog post several times in that last week. I wanted to write what I like about being pregnant. I...
25 Jul Of Books and Babies
I’m attending the Montrose Christian Writers’ Conferencethis week, enjoying a refreshing breeze after a week of sweltering humidity. I’ve carried babies for three summers of my life, and this is the hottest I remember. Four years ago, when I...
18 Jul Give it up for author Olivia Stocum!
I have been scarce here on my own blog. I know. And today I'm popping in not to talk about my life, but to shine the spotlight on my friend Olivia Stocum. I met her last year at the Montrose Christian Writers' Conference (which, by...
26 Jun Gone-Away Lake
Part of my story started over thirteen years ago, with a conversation my friends would have referred to as “DTR”—“Define the Relationship”. You know how it goes: girl likes boy, girl thinks boy likes her, but girl isn’t positive...
28 May Mourning and a Happy Birthday
Today is the day my baby was due. The one that surprised us in the fall. And then surprised us again by slipping away from this earth before we got to meet her. My belly never grew. I never felt her move. We didn’t give...
14 May It’s always darkest just before dawn – Part 2
To read the first part of this story, click here.We have a variety of oak tree in our back yard that doesn’t lose its leaves until spring. I don’t know what this oak is called. It could be a...
08 May It’s always darkest just before dawn – Part 1
I’m trying to approach blogging with a more laid-back attitude than I have in the past. Last year I started to get “serious” about blogging, making sure I posted at least once (preferably twice) a week. Since we’re having...
24 Apr Excuses, excuses . . .
Well, hello there, blog-o-sphere! Nice to see you again! I’m sure you’re wondering what I've been doing with my time.Let’s see, where do I begin . . . You know about my book. That's the only thing I've been...
15 Mar Blog Tour: Day Seven
Today we have the review of One Traveler from Lauren of Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf. Thanks for participating, Lauren! Here's the link. And this completes my first ever blog tour. Thank you so much to all my blogging friends who wrote about me and my book....