“Matlock has a gift for telling what she calls ‘the secret lives of ordinary people.’”
~Detroit Free Press



Latest Posts


  • Gone Camping Part 2: Finding Faith and God’s Provision in Women’s Solo Camping

    Gone Camping Part 2: Finding Faith and God’s Provision in Women’s Solo Camping

    I posted two weeks ago about my stop along the Tombigbee River, which was absolutely lovely. Service Park, a Corps of Engineers campground, is one of my favorites. Not only is the site of tugboats pushing immense barges up and down the river fascinating, but the peace and quiet of the campground and the bit

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  • Please Welcome Author Liz Flaherty

    Please Welcome Author Liz Flaherty

    Today I’m excited to have author Liz Flaherty post on the blog. I’m grateful for her sharing news of her new novel, Pieces of Blue, and the term The Woman’s Journey. I find that a perfect description for the stories that I love to read and to write, and, in fact, what fascinates me about

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  • Gone Camping

    One of my most favorite things, maybe my very favorite thing, is to step out into early morning. I like it before the sun comes, when dawn is just hinting. An old term for this time a day is the blue hour. There is such a magic of life at that time. The air is

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  • She Believed She Could

    She Believed She Could

    I bought this at Tractor Supply the other day. I smile every time I look at it. Trivia about me: I adore chickens. I raised a flock for several years and even blogged about the adventure of raising chickens on gluten-free feed (Gluten-Free Nana and Her Girls). I so enjoyed sitting out in the evening

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  • Choosing Audacity

    Choosing Audacity

    Writing, any creativity takes such courage. More so for some of us than for others. When you attempt any bit of writing, you run smack dab into yourself: your doubts, your complaints and excuses, your convoluted thoughts–at least in my case my thoughts are extremely convoluted most of the time–your ideas that you think people

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  • Do You Know What You Love?

    Do You Know What You Love?

    Read Time 3 Minutes Just a reminder that You can Read Love in A Small Town and Mary In Color free in KindleUnlimited You can see all my books that are available on Amazon here. For Mother’s Day, I received this marvelous cast iron tea kettle. A favored color, and and ironware is also a

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Matlock writes about generous people striving to live and love well. She does it beautifully.
~ Contra Costa Times