Deborah Raney

I always struggle with making the technical aspects of the plot fit with the story that's unfolding in my imagination.

God has blessed me with the gift of cheerfulness.

Nowhere else have I grown more in my faith than in the midst of my family.

I'm a very girlie girl, but I often find the heroes of my books trying to take over the story. In truth, I enjoy writing the male point of view more than any other.

I've been blessed with so many wonderful women friends throughout my life.

I think perfect happiness has everything to do with learning to be content with what I have.

I love to travel, I love to go out with my friends, but what I love most is being home with my family.

I would love to be bilingual. I think having a second or third language at my bidding would open up the world in amazing ways.

We have four grown children and five grandchildren... so far! So, as you can imagine, family is extremely important to us.

Most parents' goal is to launch their children into the world with all the tools they need to make it on their own.

If I could give one piece of advice, it would be 'If you're angry with a family member, talk to God about it, not the other members of your family.'

I think the simplest advice I could give would be to wait until asked before giving advice.

I believe the wedding vows are sacred and precious, and it's been one of my goals as a writer to portray the kind of marriages I've seen modeled in my family - my parents and grandparents, who all celebrated fifty-year anniversaries and well-beyond.