By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day makes any day an incredible celebration. Whether you are a dark chocolate, milk chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate chip, or white chocolate chip fan, make plenty of cookies and bars to share! Invite your neighbors to a chocolate chip cookie baking party. It’s August and school is out, plan a special event for

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills July is the perfect month to Spotlight Romantic Suspense Author Sara Davison. Welcome Sara! Sara Davison is the author of the romantic suspense series The Day Draws Near, The Night Guardians, The Rose Tattoo Trilogy, In the Shadows, and Two Sparrows for a Penny, as well as the standalone speculative, The Watcher. A finalist for more

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills I know of no such unquestionable badge and ensign of a sovereign mind as that of tenacity of purpose. Ralph Waldo Emerson In middle school, I learned about tenacious people. I thought it was a fancy word for stubborn, and I wore the label well. But I discovered so much more, a mark of persistence that

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills None of us want to be labeled with a negative attitude—that is not a trait for how to keep or win friends. Yet, many of us implore the use of negativity to get our point across and often without any idea of our harshness. Emotion draws us to the speaker or kicks us to the curb.

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills I believe reading a novel should be fun and entertaining. Readers step into an adventure and away they go! Throughout the writing and editing process, my thoughts are focused on making the story a memorable and engaging read. Afterward, one of my favorite ways to pique interest is to develop an in-depth downloadable book club kit

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The freedom we commemorate on the Fourth of July grows us in stages as we journey through life. Our appreciation deepens as we mature and become more discerning in our news consumption. When we were children, we learned about freedom and what that meant from our parents, teachers, movies, books, and parades. In reflecting on how

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Welcome to Author Spotlight! This month features Romantic Suspense Author Lynette Eason! LYNETTE EASON IS THE BEST-SELLING, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF OVER SIXTY BOOKS. Her books have appeared on the USA TODAY, Publisher’s Weekly, CBA, ECPA, and Parable bestseller lists. She has won numerous awards including the Carol, the Selah, the Golden Scroll and more. Her novel, Her

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Expect an Adventure with God. Sounds like wild and crazy fun with unimaginable blessings until we realize the journey is often paved with trails and challenges. The path is seldom a highway. It’s twisted, filled with ruts, briars, bruises, broken rungs, and sometimes it leaves us dangling over a cliff. We claim the road to being

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills We all need rest and enjoyment to balance our busy lives. The old proverb: “All work and no play made Jack a dull boy” is true for Jill too! Special time to restore us isn’t limited to summer vacations but a time of planned and purposeful joy. With a little creativity, we don’t need to travel

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills June is here, and with it comes National Dairy Month—a perfect excuse to celebrate summer’s arrival with a treat that never goes out of style: ice cream. Rich, creamy, nostalgic, and totally irresistible. Let’s be honest—who doesn’t love ice cream? Even if you’re lactose intolerant (like me), today’s grocery shelves are packed with delicious alternatives that