For several years, Lisa Buffaloe was one of the core members of the critique group that meets in my home. It was a sad day for me when she and her family moved to Idaho, but thank the Lord for the Internet and cell phones. We stay in contact through technology.
Welcome, Lisa. God has really been
moving in your writing life. What do you see on the horizon?
I’m working on a devotional book and also hope to complete
another novel in the new year.
Tell us a little
about your family.
I’m happily married and have one son. My husband and I were
told by doctors we couldn’t have children. However God had other plans and
blessed us with our wonderful son who is now twenty and stands at 6’ 8”. When
God does something, He does big things!
Has your writing
changed your reading habits? If so, how?
As a writer, reading has taken on new wonderful facets. I not
only read to learn and enjoy, but to study how other authors evoke emotions,
set a scene, or draw me into the story.
What are you working
on right now?
I blog every weekday, host a radio show (Living Joyfully Free) every week,
and the devotional book.
I’m now co-hosting a
monthly radio show, Gate Beautiful, and it has opened new horizons for me. What outside
interests do you have?
I enjoy working in the yard and exploring Idaho . We haven’t made it past about two
hours from our house because I make my sweet husband pull over every few
minutes to take photos. I think I’ve taken about 4000 pictures since we moved
here three years ago.
I have learned to love Idaho, though I've never been there, through the pictures you put on your blog. How do you choose
your settings for each book?
The characters seem to come with their own settings. I
usually use areas of the country where I have lived or places I have traveled.
If you could spend an
evening with one historical person, who would it be and why?
Oswald Chambers. His passion for Christ was amazing. I would
love to sit and talk with him about our wonderful God.
His writings inspire
me as well. What is the one thing you wish you had known before you started
writing novels?
Opposition comes, but persistence is the key.
What new lessons is
the Lord teaching you right now?
To first and foremost spend my time with God, seeking His
guidance and following Him.
What are the three
best things you can tell other authors to do to be successful?
Pray, read, and write.
Tell us about the
featured book.
My poor family has been summoned to dinner by the wailing
fire alarm more times than I care to publicly acknowledge. Grace for the Char-Baked
is a light-hearted novella about the kitchen-challenged.
Charlotte Wilson is the last person on earth who should run
a bake sale. With “Char” as a nickname, Charlotte ’s
cooking skills are more incendiary than culinary. But when her plans of running
in a charity marathon are side-lined by a broken foot, her old flame’s
suggestion becomes a challenge midst her friend’s simmering doubts.
Luke Hammond has spent the last five years studying and
preparing to travel overseas as a medical missionary. When his high school
sweetheart unexpectedly comes back in his life, Luke wrestles with what he
feels God calling him to be and what he wants to do. His reappearance rekindles
an attraction that could char Luke and Charlotte’s heart or cook up the perfect
romance.
Please give us the
first page of the book.
Charlotte Wilson jogged along the campus sidewalk. Gasp …
wheeze … gasp …wheeze. After last night’s cooking fiasco, her twenty-two-year
old lungs behaved like an eighty-year-old asthmatic. She could still smell the
smoke embedded in her sinuses. Amber and golden leaves dotted the ground as she
concentrated on her breathing, or rather concentrated on attempting to breathe.
Every cooking instrument known to
man was out to get her. Why couldn’t she even broil a steak without flames
shooting out of the stove? Obviously, the oven and the smoke alarm conspired
against her. The alarm practically went off any time she stepped in the
kitchen.
Her best friend was far too young
to have breast cancer. People their age shouldn’t face something like this.
Then again, no one should. Thankfully, Kathy’s lumpectomy had gone well. But
seven weeks of radiation were going to be rough.
Radiation sounded so nasty, so
negative. Why couldn’t they come up with some treatment that was actually appealing—like
putting a dose of cancer killer into chocolate or ice cream?
If she hurried, she could get back
home in time and make Kathy breakfast—perhaps an omelet with bacon, cheese,
mushrooms, and green peppers. Charlotte
sighed. Maybe she could create something like that in her dreams. When God
passed out the cooking genes, she was given a charcoal thumb—everything she
touched burned to a crisp.
The sun’s rays finally peeked over
the horizon. Charlotte
jogged up to the old craftsman-style home where she’d lived the last two years.
With the two-story dormer windows and the wide porch, the house seemed to wear
a perpetual smile—just like the original owner had worn up to her death. Mimi
Miller, Kathy’s grandmother, and best friend to Charlotte ’s grandparents, had bequeathed the
property to Kathy. Mimi would always be missed. So many happy memories had been
made here. The house itself almost seemed huggable.
How can readers find
you on the Internet?
www.livingjoyfullyfree.comThank you, Lisa, for sharing your life and this story with us.
Readers, here are links to the book. By using one when you order, you help support this blog.
Grace for the Char-Baked - paperback
Grace for the Char-Baked - Kindle
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31 comments:
Thanks for the opportunity to get this book
Lyndie Blevins
Duncanville Tx
Thank you, Lyndie! Merry Christmas!
Lena, thank you for having me as your guest. I'm honored. You are such a blessing!
Merry Christmas, sweet friend!
sign me up!
Kandra in TN
Hi Kandra, Merry Christmas blessings to you!
Merry Christmas! I thoroughly enjoyed your interview and reading about your book. It sounds like such a good and enjoyable book. Thanks for the opportunity!
Blessings,
Jo from Southern Arizona
azladijo(at)aol(dot)com
Always love reading about my sweet friend Lisa. So glad I got to read this. Blessings!
Hi Lisa. Nice to see you over here on Christmas Eve! Nice to read more about you too.
Hi Lisa. Nice to see you over here and read more about you. Merry Christmas!
Hi Liza,
Thank you for giving me a chance to win your book.Sounds like a great book. Thank God that you were able to have a child. A son 6'8". God bless you and a Merry Christmas.
Norma Stanforth from Ohio
Sounds like a fun book! When I first read the title I thought it was some sort of cooking advice book=)
Patty in SC
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD BLESS YOU!!! ANGEL FROM KY
I can totally relate to being kitchen-challenged! I'm in MN.
What a fabulous idea for a story. We've all been there.
Mary P
QLD AUSTRALIA
This sounds like a real fun book. Please enter my name. Thank you. Judy C. in Louisiana
Thank you for introducing me to this author. Another one I'm looking forward to reading. I'm also excited to start reading her blog. Lisa, I'll be praying for your future endeavors. Blessings & Merry Christmas, Susan Fryman New Mexico
Sounds like i feel...i feel challenged in the kitchen, though when the fire alarm goes off it's more likely to be the toaster than the oven. i would love to win this. Thanks for the chance, Lena and Lisa
marianne from northern Alberta
mitziUNDERSCOREwanhamATyahooDOTcom
This looks like a cute book with some serious issues (breast cancer). Thank you for the opportunity to win a free book.
Love the title! I enjoyed the interview. Thanks!
Beth from IA
Enter me!!
Thanks for the giveaway and God Bless!!
Sarah Richmond
Blanch,N.C.
Hi Jo, Breanna, Lynn, lhoenigsberg, Norma, Patty, Anonymous, Mary, Judy, Susan, Marianne, Terri, Beth, Sarah, and apple blossom! Grace-filled Merry Christmas blessings and Happy New Year to you all!
Would love to read this! Live in OR...
Lisa have not read your books and this one sounds like a winner, I am not a cook but do have to do it. It was good to meet you on this interview, thanks for sharing.
Paula O(kyflo130@yahoo.com)
a Ga reader
Hi Jane and Paula, thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment! Grace-filled blessings to you!
Enter me!!
Sharon Richmond
Blanch,NC.
sharonruth126@gmail.com
Sounds great! Please enter me! I'm from NC.
Katie G.
Thank you, Sharon and Katy!
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was the winner announced? the blog said the winner would be announced a week from the post date. may be I have missed it?
Anonymous, yes the winner was announced yesterday.
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