• If you’ve tried to contact me…

    I made a frustrating discovery tonight. My email account - jill at jilleileensmith.com - does not filter correctly into my inbox. The way my email pro...

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  • How I research…

    Writing historical fiction takes a lot of research. Biblical fiction is no exception, though in some cases the stories are more laid out than in other...

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  • Research…

    There is something to be said for researching what interests you. Why else would you read books on Ancient Mesopotamia and try to make sense of archai...

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  • Painting the Mustang Part 1

    As promised, here are some pictures of this massive project of painting Randy's '66 Mustang. The first picture is of the skeleton of the paint booth m...

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  • This and that…

    What a busy week! The goal during the month of July was to get our kitchen painted (our son's project) and to get the 1966 Mustang painted (hubby's pr...

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