An Absence So Great
• Finalist, 2011 — WILLA Literary Award, Original Softcover Fiction (Women Writing the West)
Log Cabin Christmas
• Bestseller List, 2011 — New York Times
“A Mother’s Cry”
(Short story included in The Midwife’s Legacy)
• Finalist, 2013 — Inspirational Reader’s Choice Contest, Novella
Aurora: An American Experience in Quilt, Community, and Craft
• Finalist, 2009 — WILLA Literary Award, Creative Nonfiction
What Once We Loved
• Bestseller List, 2002 — Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)
No Eye Can See
• Bestseller List, 2002 — Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)
All Together in One Place
• Bestseller List, 2001 — Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)
• Bestseller List, 2001 — Christian Booksellers Association (CBA)
• Best Inspirational Books, 2000 — Affaire de Coeur
• Finalist, 2001 — Reader’s Choice, Romance Writers of America
• Nominee, 2001 — Inspirational Reader’s Choice Contest
A Name of Her Own
• Bestseller List, 2003 — Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)
• Independent Bookstore Pick, 2003 — National Booksense List
• Cladera Achievement Award, 2006 — Writing/Words Category
• Distinguished Northwest Writer Award, 2005 — Willamette Writers
• Finalist, 2004 — Oregon Book Award, Portland Literary Arts Organization
A Land of Sheltered Promise
• Bestseller List, 2005 — Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)
• Finalist, 2005 — Spur Award, Western Writers of America
A Tendering in the Storm
• Winner, 2008 — WILLA Literary Award, Original Softcover Fiction
• Finalist, 2008 — Christy Award, Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
• Finalist, 2009 — Oregon Book Award, Portland Literary Arts Organization
A Clearing in the Wild
• Finalist, 2006 — Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)
• Finalist, 2007 — WILLA Literary Award, Historical Fiction (Women Writing the West)
Love to Water My Soul
• Guideposts Condensed Books edition, 1998
A Sweetness to the Soul
• Bestseller Lists, 1995–1996 — Christian Booksellers Association (CBA)
• Winner, 1996 — Western Heritage Wrangler Award (Western Novel), National Cowboy Museum
• Oregon Humanities Award: Oregon 100 — Selected as one of the best books about Oregon (published 1800–2000)
• Oregon 150 Selection — One of the best Oregon books for the state’s 150th anniversary
• Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission Honor
Will Rogers Medallion Lifetime Achievement Award
• Presented October 19th, 2024 — Fort Worth, Texas
A Flickering Light
• Best Book (Top 10 List), 2009 — Library Journal
• Winner, 2010 — WILLA Literary Award, Original Softcover Fiction
• Finalist, 2010 — Christy Award, Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
• Finalist, 2011 — Oregon Book Award, Portland Literary Arts Organization
The Daughter’s Walk
• Bestseller List, 2011 — Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)
Where Lilacs Still Bloom
• Bestseller List, 2012 — Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)
• Winner, 2013 — Carol Award, American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW)
A Light in the Wilderness
• Bestseller List, 2014 — Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)
• Bestseller List, 2014 — Christian Booksellers Association (CBA)
• Winner, 2015 — WILLA Literary Award, Softcover Fiction (Women Writing the West)
• Finalist, 2015 — Spur Award, Best Western Historical Novel (Western Writers of America)
Homestead
• Bestseller List, 1991 — Christian Booksellers Association (CBA)
• Gold Book Award, 1992 — Word Publishers
The Memory Weaver
• Bestseller List, 2015 — Christian Booksellers Association (CBA)
• Winner, 2016 — Will Rogers Gold Medallion Award, Inspirational Fiction
• Finalist, 2016 — Spur Award, Best Western Historical Fiction (Western Writers of America)
