PAULA SCOTT

I'm so glad I had most of my babies before social media, before organic diapers, before those dangerous baby wipes that could make your baby's butt fall off. I know. It's a scary world for moms today. So much information out there. Should you vaccinate? Medicate? Hibernate? Maybe it's better not to take your baby anywhere. Maybe you should just stay home and worry as you process every ounce of your baby's absolutely pure and wholesome baby food. Don't use a blender. Use a spoon. A green spoon. Not the color green. Don't use anything painted around your baby, ever! The planet-friendly kind of green. It's safer. Make it from scratch. Grow it yourself. Fork to table. Table to baby. After all, you are in complete control of your baby's health and wellbeing? Right? It's absolutely, positively, completely up to you? Or is it? Can I just let you off the hook now? The truth is, you have very little control and as your babies grow up, you'll have even less. Brace yourself now for Continue Reading

Before we fell headlong into farming, summer was trips to the beach, camping at our cabin, and curling up with a good book. These days with our harvest lasting all summer long, I have very little time for reading, but I can still dream. If you enjoy Christian historical romance, here is a great way to get to know some wonderful authors. You can sign up for their newsletters and enter to win free books. I feel so blessed to be a part of this giveaway and wanted to share it with all of you. Happy summer reading. Just click this link below to take you to the giveaway page for all these wonderful books. https://www.subscribepage.com/b3i1m6   Continue Reading

Very excited to share today that The Mother Keeper made it into Publishers Weekly. Here is their review: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/reviews/single/978-0-692-88531-4 In a departure from her historical romances, Scott (California Rising series) delves into contemporary dangers with this inspirational novel about the power of secrets. In Colorado Springs, Colo., Jenny and Ken McBride believe that they are happy, strong Christians. But after their unborn child is killed in a car accident, the deep emotional and physical scars left on Jenny and Ken slowly bring their relationship to the brink of collapse. In Sutterville, Tenn., 17-year-old Ellie Ryan discovers she’s pregnant. Although she is happy about the news, she also fears her dreams of singing in Nashville will need to be put on hold. When the Klein family, who are active members of their church’s crisis pregnancy center, decides to take her in, she must adjust to the wealth and the strong faith of the new people around Continue Reading

The orchard is not the place to rest; to read, write or think. So begins my ode to Gift from the Sea, the little book that took New York by storm in 1955, yet still resonates deeply with women today. At least it does with me. The journalist in me wants to call the author Anne Morrow Lindbergh by her last name here, but Anne shares my middle name, just the way I spell it. I feel a connection with her, so will use her first name. Anne's husband was a pilot like my husband, Scott used to be. She had a houseful of kids. She was a writer. Above all, she longed for peace, grace, and simplicity in her life. I long for that too. Anne was a woman of her time, navigating the 50's, probing delicately into questions of balance and relationship before I was born. She asks, "What is the shape of my life?" And goes on to say, "The shape of my life starts with a family. I have a husband, five children and a home just beyond the suburbs of New York. I have also a craft, writing, and therefore Continue Reading

I sat down at the table of retreat leaders feeling flustered and tired. I was a day late arriving, a bad flu bug had nearly kept me from coming at all. What bothered me most is that I didn't think I should be one of the speakers. So many others were better suited than me to encourage the women attending the retreat. "We have a lot of little foxes ruining the vineyard," said one of the leaders, and inwardly I caught my breath. The story I planned to share at the retreat was about a little fox. The leader went on about the problems and glitches popping up with things just getting underway at the retreat. The fox spoiling the vineyard is an analogy from the Bible. "Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards for our vineyards are in blossom," Song of Solomon 2:15. The Bible considered foxes, or jackals as they were often called, to be destructive animals, (Judges 15:4; Psalm 63:10; Ezekiel 13:4). What does this mean for my fox story? Should I even share it Continue Reading