I’m finally doing a Spotlight Saturday again! Lo and behold, you have to plan ahead for these… not always my strong point. :) Today I’m thrilled to introduce you to my blogging friend, Rosslyn Elliot! I stumbled onto her blog, Inkhorn Blue, quite a few months ago and have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know her in the online world. Her blog is intelligent and insightful, and I always enjoy her perspective on life, faith, literature, and whatever else she decides to write about. I have also appreciated that for someone who has a doctorate in literature and writes novels, she never corrects my grammar. ;)

1. Tell us about yourself in 3 sentences or less
By day, I’m a Christian homeschooling mom. By night, I’m an inspirational novelist who blogs to let off some idea-steam.

2. Flashback: you’re a senior in high school and you’re wearing your favorite outfit today. Describe your “look.”
I’ve never been much of a fashion plate, so I suppose it would be jeans and a solid-colored t-shirt. Let me think of a few fashion disasters—and believe me, there are some to report. I had a black t-shirt with a tuxedo front printed on it when I was in junior high. I also went through a period of wearing nothing but primary colors: sapphire blue shirt, bright red pants, yellow belt. Ugh! Then the style was grunge in college; I did that well.

3. What is your favorite “fun” thing to do?
Play boardgames. Games allow me to spend time with friends doing something that doesn’t have to matter, just for the pleasure of it. I need to make more time for game nights, and I’m going to get started on that tomorrow by proposing a game night for our church. I’ve had that in the back of my head for a while.

4. What is your most dreaded household task and why?
Folding and putting away clean laundry. I’m always in the middle of some other task, and there’s never enough time, so a huge mound piles up on the bed. Then it really takes forever to put away. The only solution we’ve found is to go up there together and put laundry away for half an hour so we can keep each other company.

5. What is your favorite thing to do with your daughter?
Homeschooling. I have the best time learning with her. Nothing compares to the light in her eyes when she’s really interested in something. I also love the way she later repeats stuff back to me as if I’ve never heard it. “Mom, did you know that street kids in India sometimes live in the sewers?”

6. You have babysitting for the whole day on a Saturday – what will you and your husband do?
Honestly, a Saturday sitter would first enable my husband to go do something by himself, because he often takes our daughter out on Saturdays so I can write for several hours. Sweet, isn’t it? But let me stop dancing around the question and tell you what we like to do. We have been known to go sing karaoke on dates. We also like going to local festivals. If we had a sitter until late at night, we might go to a concert or a play.

7. What are three other blogs that you enjoy reading, and why?
Well, yours, for one! I like your mix of personal info and scriptural analysis. I never miss a post on my agent’s blog. Her name is Rachelle Gardner; she’s known for giving great advice to writers. I also really like Billy Coffey’s blog. He’s a very talented writer who views everyday life from a unique faith-based perspective.

8. How long have you been blogging, and what motivated you to start blogging?
I first started blogging to allow my long-distance family members and friends to keep up with our family life. Then I created another blog to connect with the Christian blogging community.

9. What five words would you use to describe your blog?
Faithful, Honest, Passionate, Encouraging… Confused. LOL!

10. Freebie: anything about yourself or your blog (or your books!) that you want to share?
I write Christian historical fiction including lots of romance and suspense. My first novel is under submission to publishing houses by my agent. (This is a fancy way of saying we don’t know what’s going on with it yet.) I’m close to finishing my second novel. Both novels are based on real historical people from the central Ohio area. I’m very enthusiastic about using my writing gifts to tell others about these real-life heroes.

Thanks for having me on your blog, Kristi!

Thanks for participating! Now, everyone please take a minute to jump over to Inkhorn Blue and say hello to Rosslyn! :)