“I would describe my mother as a funny who is serious at the right times.” -Kirby DeVooght(9)
“I would describe mom by her being the best mom ever.” -Charlie DeVooght(8)
“Our mom is so amazing. She always believes in us and supports us in all of our crazy dreams. She does everything for us and we are and will be forever grateful.” -Libby DeVooght(12)
Compiled by Libby DeVooght
What does the resurrection mean to me this year? It is hope. Two weeks ago with my family we celebrated the life of my name’s sake—my uncle Guy Leslie Kirby. He was the youngest of my father’s siblings, just turning 60 in February. He was one of the kindest, most thoughtful people I have ever…
A few weeks ago, I was working on my book proposal and emailing it back and forth with my agent. My agent—every time I say that I feel like I did when I was first engaged and peppered my conversations with my fiancé. In one of the emails, I wrote, “I just want to make…
“The angel of the Lord said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which shall be for all the people!’” Luke 2:10 (Exclamation point added by me, but don’t you think if there’s a place to put one, it’s here.) As we move on from Christmas…
One of the best parts of being an author is meeting and getting to know other writers, especially the ones who have written books you really enjoyed. Christina Suzann Nelson and I “met” in a Facebook Group because we were represented by the same literary agent. My book club chose to read her book,…
I learned an important lesson from Kelsea Ballerini, and it wasn’t that I miss me more. For those of you wrinkling your brow, Kelsea Ballerini is a country music singer and her tour and one of her songs is called Miss Me More. We took my daughter and a couple of her friends to…
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jer. 29:11 Recently, I have spent a lot of time at the high school Libby will attend next year. The excitement is in the air. I…