A Little more about us.
Me as seen by an AI robot, who can’t be all bad if they make me look this nice.
Springhaven Croft\Potpourri Publishing
From our Scottish ancestors, we learned that a croft was a small tenant farm of less than five acres, with a few animals. Normally, they supported a single family. When we retired, we wanted to build a haven for our old age, a refuge from the rush and haste and anger of the world, not just for us but for our family, friends, and neighbors. As Native Americans and Christians, we knew that we needed to care for each other and the land, doing what we could to pass on to the seventh generation the things we knew to be true and good. Springhaven Croft is a small, one-family operation operated as an LLC/Ltd company. It was our first dream. In all things, we remember the verse Micah 6:8 “He has shown thee, oh man, what is good; and what does the Lord desire of Thee? But to act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God.” And after the farm was set up with our animals, fields, solar power, a hydraulic ram, woods, and the buildings replaced or repaired, we set out to make the second dream come true: our publishing venture.
Back in time, twenty-one years ago, I heard the diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma and found I would have to fight very hard for 11 months to live to see my grandchildren grow up. I started dreaming of what we would do if I lived. God was good to me, I had a great doctor, and now I am seeing my great-grandchildren arrive on the scene. I would not wish cancer on my worst enemy if I had one. If you are a cancer survivor, or if you are going through chemo right now, please contact me; we can help each other to be strong and live. I have lost several family members to this disease, and I am so tired of death. If you have cancer, or someone you know has it, you are in my prayers already…send me a message if you’re going through that. Talking about it with someone who has gone through it helps.
Back to the tale of publishing: I had three contracts with traditional publishers, and none of them fulfilled their promises. I started studying what I could do and discovered Indie publishing. We set up our company and published my first book, The Infant Conspiracy. Then I learned to market, reedited the book, and it started to sell. Note to all newbies; be sure you have a market before you do all that work!
Encouraged, I wrote more books; then Tbear started writing, and Fawn and Dan. Tbear was just 17 when his first fantasy book was published.
T Bear Pelton (standing next to Dan) is a self-proclaimed dreamer; active in his home church, a storyteller and a lover of cats. He lives with his us, his grandparents, his Amazon parrot Giz and a Siamese cat named Blaze. He works full-time, dreaming of times when magic still existed and wishes sometimes actually came true…enjoy this fantasy with him and for just a little while, suspend daily life for a dream of dragons and wizards, beautiful ladies and knights, magic and faith. He invites you to travel then with us to another time, another place and another dimension. His four books have been compiled into one large book that is really a delight to read straight through in a marathon.
Dan Pelton, BA. is a local home church pastor. He writes theology for beginner books, for people wanting very much to understand God and can’t quite figure out how to get that data. He translates the incomprehensible into plain language. His first book, The Majestic Spectrum of God’s Love, has been followed by A Further Focus on The Majestic Spectrum of God’s Love. The is a bestseller and is avaialbe on Amazon or from us.
And the rainbows on the covers have nothing to do with a rock group, although the Rock of Ages swings pretty well around here
OK so I just love the sign from one of our trips to the Wilds in Ohio. It’s a place where you drive through and the animals are loose.
Fawn Spencer, M.A, M.Div, LPCC, loves reading. She is writer of the Budget series; books designed to let you live your life inexpensively and expansively. The first two books are out, she is working on the next one. She lives in her own home with her husband Scott, 1 cat, 1 dog, a library of over 3500 books, two parrots, Scott’s various snakes , and an incredible stash of yarn and fabric. She is also a professional counselor for children who have been abused and hurt by life. She is one of the pastors at Springhaven Fellowship. She loves gourmet cooking. Scott loves eating gourmet cooking. It was a match made in heaven.
Potpourri Publishing
is a small, simply run publisher of good books in both fiction and non-fiction. Its four authors try to put out ten to twelve good books a year. We are Indie authors and proud of it.
And have you downloaded your free book yet? Right now we are featuring our self-help called Calm Instead of Clamor. All our books are available on Amazon-just type J. Traveler Pelton in the search bar or hop over to my Amazon author’s page:
link https://www.amazon.com/J.-Traveler-Pelton/e/B07837X14F?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000
If you need autographed copies of the paperbooks or hardbooks, let me know. I thought I’d put out some book sets as well shortly. Thanks for learning about us!