HEART TO HEART INTERVIEW WITH MY IN-LAWS. . . After almost two weeks traveling through four countries ( South Africa , Botswana , Zambia , ...

TRIP PHOTO ALBUM. . . It's been a long day, so I've decided to simply post a few pictures of Scott and his parents trip. Tomorrow I...

THEY'RE HOME!. . . Scott and his folks are back! They even beat me home from running errands this afternoon when I got stuck at the post...

DAY TWELVE. . . They're coming home! Tomorrow Scott and his parents plan to leave Zimbabwe to return to South Africa. While in Zimbabwe ...

ENCOUNTERS WITH A SNAKE. . . Today I saw my first snake. We've had a dozen or so killed on our property, but this is the first time I...

DAY NINE. . . Scott and his parents are enjoying a day of rest between traveling and teaching. I was able to speak to him briefly last nig...

SWEET HOME ALABAMA. . . Just wanted to share my latest writing news. I just got a peak at the cover of my upcoming novella Matchmaker, Match...

DAY SEVEN. . . Scott and his parents left Mongu yesterday for Lusaka (the capital of Zambia ) where they ate Chinese food and spent the...

DAY SIX. . . I spent about an hour trying to get through to Scott in Zambia and finally was able to speak to him briefly. We found ou...

DAY THREE. . . Scott and his parents have just arrived in Mongu. They are at one of the leader's homes, tired, but happy. Church begins ...

HEART TO HEART with Lena Dooley I want to welcome Lena Dooley , my own mentor and good friend, to My Heart of Africa ’s first writer’s i...

INTO THE BUSH. . . For those of you who are following the progress of Scott and his parents, I thought I'd inlude a map of Zambia (court...

NEW BIBLE STUDY. . . We met with those who will be regulars in our neighborhood Bible study and there is a lot of interest so we are excited...

ANOTHER BIRTHDAY. . . It’s hard to believe, but Jayden celebrated his fifth birthday on Monday. We had a number of friends and family ...

MY LATEST FAUX PAS. . . They delivered Scott’s parents’ suitcases yesterday morning at seven in the morning (we couldn’t believe it), s...

A DAY LATE AND A FEW BAGS SHORT. . . Scott's parents arrived with no luggage AND a day late so as you can imagine, they're a bit wo...

INLAWS ON THE WAY. . . We are so excited that Scott's parents are on their way right now to spend the next seven weeks with us! They wer...

FLAT TIRES AND CHARGING ELEPHANTS. . . We had a great time at the game park, this time avoiding a flat tire and any charging elephants,...

I think I survived my week of leaky water heaters, flooded kitchens, no electricity, book deadlines, and no water. I'm a bit tired (ok, ...

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