Grandmas Goulash

Janet Haskins has always wanted a stained glass window for her foyer. Her dreams of sunlight streaming through a colorful array of flowers ends, when she returns from a trip and sees her husband’s surprise. “Salvaged from an old church. Isn’t it a beauty?” Stretching from the floor to the top of the vaulted ceiling, the window is both overpowering and inappropriate. “We’re atheists, Carl.” “You are.” “Then our marriage has been a lie.” Within weeks, the marriage is over and Carl departs. With barely enough money to pay the mortgage, Janet must live with the window. Worse still, it is a magnet for churchgoers wishing to attend services at the “new church”. Lightning strikes when Janet envisions collection plates overflowing with money and decides to form her own church. What can an atheist minister offer a congregation of believers? What can they teach her about faith and love? Book Blurb Friday  is hosted by Lisa Ricard Claro, who posts a weekly photo ...

This is a wonderful photo. It should have provided inspiration for several stories. Alas, my brain has turned to mush today. So I’ve settled for bad humor and offer my solemn promise that I will never write this book. Hope you get at least a little chuckle out of it. “ Insects are the most reliable indicators of age. ” “ Only a simpleton would disregard other fossils, not to mention chronostratigraphic techniques. ” Their passion for stratification should have united them, but Ima Bughee and Rocky Laehers had never agreed on anything. So when the entomology and geology professors plan a joint fieldtrip for their students, rumors fly. Has passionate disagreement turned to passion? There is no time to ponder the question. Ima disappears shortly after their arrival at the site. Rocky starts to organize a search, but is attacked by a large swarm of strange insects. In an effort to avoid their stings, he runs into the fragile depths of the site. Both Rocky an...

On a September night in 1911, Natalie Saunders tucked her toddler into bed and turned out the light. The next morning, the Milton sky was bathed in an eerie light and Carmen was missing. Despite extensive searches, she was never found. Natalie believed that the strange light was somehow responsible. “When the light returns, so will Carmen.” Twenty-five years later, the strange glow returns to the sky. On that same day, Linda Kaufmann moves to Milton after accepting a teaching position at Milton Elementary. Natalie is sure that Linda is her lost child. Linda believes that Natalie is a grieving mother, desperate to resolve her loss. One hundred years later, Sarah Desmond purchases Natalie’s former home and discovers her hidden diaries. As she reads Natalie’s story, Sarah feels compelled to learn the truth. She expects that it will be difficult. She’s surprised to find that it is dangerous. Book Blurb Friday  is hosted by Lisa Ricard Claro, who posts a we...