Author: Annie

Speak Love Now.

I hope you’ve caught on to the vision of this book a little bit now. Watch the trailer again if not. (Subscribers, there is a video here. Just FYI. You know, if you wanna click over or whatevs.) See, Speak Love isn’t just a book. It’s a movement. And it’s time to really get the

TOP 5 FRIDAY: So Long Summer Songs

TOP 5 FRIDAY is when we each list five of our favorite things, depending on the topic. Feel free to join in via the comments or by posting on your own blog and linking back here. Play along. It’s Friday. . . . . . I’m back to work, sitting on planes and sitting at

So….. that happened.

How does one write a blog post after a bazillion people read the previous blog post? Great question. First of all, I’d like to say thanks. For sharing the post, for checking on me to make sure I didn’t explode when AnnieBlogs did, and for you regulars, thanks for knowing my heart. One of my

How do we help Miley?

Sometimes I worry that the more teen books I write, like Speak Love, the more people are going to expect me to know things. How do we help a girl like Miley? How do I keep from my daughter being like that?  What is this world coming to? All valid questions, but I’m not sure I

Why Jamie-Grace?

Jamie-Grace and I met a year and a half ago at a Mac Powell country concert. Here’s what. I thought she was really cool and my friends who know her LOVE her, so Mac’s wife introduced us and we both were like, “whoaaaaaaa I think we should be real friends.” And so it began. We

More about Speak Love

I’m writing more of the story behind Speak Love today over at (in)courage — check it out! Yesterday was fun y’all. And we keep trucking today… helping this little book get in front of as many teen/college girls’ eyes as possible! Thank you, each of you, for how you have shared about Speak Love!  

SPEAK LOVE RELEASES TODAY!

TODAY IS THE DAY, FRIENDS!!! Speak Love has officially released! So that means that you should be able to walk into any bookstore and they should have the book on the shelf! [If they don’t? ASK FOR IT!] And of course, it’s on the internet. 🙂 So. You know. Wherever you want it, you should

Afternoon Distraction: Mary Poppins

The second summer I was a youth group intern, the summer between my sophomore and junior years of college, the youth pastor left to take over at another church. It was one of the most challenging experiences of my life. And for some reason, escapism that summer came in the form of watching Mary Poppins

Speak Love: We Need You

Sweet friends, Tomorrow is the day. The day that Speak Love releases out into the world. And I could really use your help. You know I have been hopes and dreams for this book, but I am aware that without you guys, I don’t think we can get there. It would mean so much to

Afternoon Distraction: Wertz is so 80s

Wertz is so 80s right now. And it is AWESOME. His new album Heatwave comes out in just a few weeks and I’m telling y’all, YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE IT. But for now, please enjoy this video featuring some of our other afternoon distractions – Steve Moakler and Amy Stroup! [Ben Rector is in