We all face difficulties of our own, and how comforting it is to immerse yourself in a book - my book, any book, any romance. It's entertainment, it's escape, and it can even be an inspiration!

I've always been a creative speller and never achieved good grades in school. I graduated from high school but didn't have the opportunity to attend college, so I did what young women my age did at the time - I married.

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

Grandpa Patterson used to say: Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction.

Sometimes, I think we're afraid to admit we want certain things. Especially things that contradict the image we have of ourselves.

Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.

I'm a yarnaholic. That means I have more yarn stashed away than any one person could possibly use in three or four lifetimes. There's something inspiring about yarn that makes me feel I could never have enough.