Author Archives: Colleen Reece Author

Surrounded by Books I grew up surrounded by books. At night, Mom, Dad, my two brothers, and I traveled to faraway places. We met historical and fictional characters by kerosene lamplight. The book I remember and loved best was an over-sized, fully color-illustrated Bible. By the time Mom taught me to read when I wasContinue reading “Milestone Memories”

If everyone lit a candle, what a bright world it would be. Two years ago, life as we know it changed. The pandemic sent fear into our hearts and minds. It turned us into hermits and deprived us of the companionship of family and friends. Although social distancing, wearing masks, and vaccinations have helped, weContinue reading “A Gift of Hope: Finding Light in Darkness”

#1 New Release in Teen and Young Adult Christian Family Fiction TREASURE CHEST 24-karat Stories for All Ages Between the covers of a book is a lovely place to be. A Family in Danger. Will moving to an isolated mountain cabin with no modern conveniences solve the Clarks’ problems? Or make them worse? Best Friends Forever.Continue reading “Recycle Queen. See how your stories can be recycled and sold again.”

Events can indelibly etch themselves in our hearts and memories. Here are three of many unforgettable incidents that remain as clear as when they occurred decades ago. Each taught me valuable life lessons.  “This Can’t be Happening” I was sixteen the first month I began my first job: school secretary in the small logging townContinue reading “Lessons from Long Ago”

At home in Darrington WA Growing up a few miles out of a small western Washington logging town meant snow. Lots of it. And time to read. I reveled in the northern adventure novels of Edison Marshall and James Oliver Curwood. I mushed along beside dogsleds drawn by powerful Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes, racedContinue reading “Write What You Love and Read”

What better way to start the new year than with a new, inspirational, entertaining book?   Jenny of the Lookout, a World War 1-era novel. Cherished Romances #10. Published 1-1-22 “Love Signals from the Mountaintops” After four heartsick years away at school, Jennifer Ashley is going home to Three Rivers, Washington. No more noisy streetsContinue reading “New Year, New Book”

Friday, December 31, 2021. Shades of my childhood and growing up years! Little did I suspect what waited in the darkness when I went to bed Christmas night after happy times with my family on Christmas Eve, and lunch with a dear friend on Christmas afternoon. Surprise, surprise. Old Man Winter dropped temperature to 20Continue reading “Snowbound in . . . Auburn WA?”

Making a Difference The classic Christmas movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life” continues to delight viewers with a powerful, and important message. Each of our lives touches a multitude of others. In the depths of despair and feeling there is no way out, George Bailey [James Stewart] is shown what would have happened if he hadContinue reading “It’s a Wonderful Life”

As a child, I had five dolls, all with soft bodies and china faces. Ruth, from Mom and Dad, had big blue eyes, and delicate, apple-blossom cheeks. Doris, whose dark eyes and rosy cheeks reminded me of Aunt Edith, who gave her to me. Bonnie and Betty, not as large, but lovely. Janette, the smallest,Continue reading “Childhood Memory: Dolls”

December 12, 2021.            MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone! I hope this finds you well and looking forward to again celebrating the birth of God’s Son. Weather and health permitting, at least some of our family will be getting together this year, the first time since Christmas 2019. Me at 86 with myContinue reading “Christmas Recap, 2021”