Author Archives: JHCadmin

Daddy’s Girl

What do you think about when you hear the phrase ‘Daddy’s Girl’? Do you visualize a princess in pink taffeta twirling before her beaming father? Or a little girl, hands encased in pristine white gloves, serving pretend tea in a tiny plastic teacup while her daddy balances on a chair so small he’s in serious […]

Help, I’m Stuck!

Getting stuck seems to be what we do best on the Hillman Farm.   For your viewing pleasure, here are just a few of our more interesting moments….   ***   March 29, 2008, my Cowboy called and said that there was a steer STUCK IN A TREE.    Yes, those were his exact words…. Stuck.In.A.Tree!   This was […]

How Calico Trails Blog Got its Name

I have always been fascinated with the westward expansion, especially the pioneer woman’s role in it. Traditionally, we think only men had the wanderlust to explore the west and “go where no man has gone before”. But I’d like to think that some of the women were as anxious to “go” as the men were! […]

Seekerville Hits the ONE MILLION Mark!

How cool is that?  Who are the Seekers? We’re thirteen Christian fiction authors who collided on the road to publication back in 2005. The journey from Unpubbed Island to the  Mainland of publication has been a dream come true for all of us.  Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to our readers. We write for YOU […]

Seekerville Birthday Bash – Week 3

Week 3 prize, Coleman Cooler Quad Chair for Beach or Land, and Winner’s Choice of a Seeker book! This Week in Seekerville….Monday: Do you type The End on the first draft of your manuscript and then live in dread of looking at it again? Love Inspired author, and 2013 RITA© finalist, Missy Tippens shares what she’s learned since leaving […]

Goodies Galore…Check it OUT!

YES, YES, YES!!! Free DOWNLOAD on  A PASSION MOST PURE by Julie Lessman ACFW’s 2009 Debut Book of the Year and 179 five-star reviews on Amazon can’t be wrong, so find out why some Julie Lessman readers have read A PASSION MOST PURE up to 20 times!!! (Wow!!! Now that’s LOVIN’ a book, isn’t it???) […]