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A Springtime Game

March 19, 2026 By Karen Witemeyer


I’m a Word Nerd, and as such, I love playing word games. Words with Friends, Boggle with Friends, UpWords, Taboo, Scattegories, Bananagrams, Scrabble. I even keep a crossword puzzle by my place at the kitchen table, so I always have some word fun to work on.

I figure readers are word nerds, too, right? So why don’t we play a word game together? Let’s stretch our Word Nerd muscles and with some acrostics.

To play, create a poem or sentence where each word starts with the first letters of the two words below.

SPRING READS

You can use just SPRING or just READS, or go for the big mama and use both words. This is for fun, so we’re going light on the rules. Your sentence or poem can celebrate spring or your love of reading or both.

For example, I chose to picture myself taking a walk through beautiful spring blossoms.


And here is the acrostic I came up with:

S – Sunny
P – Park
R – Road
I – In
N – Nature
G – Going
R – ‘Round
E – Enjoying
A – Audiobook
D – Delivered
S – Sound.


GIVEAWAY

Enter your acrostic in the comments for a chance to win a copy of Cloaked in Beauty in audiobook format.


Winner will be announced tomorrow in the comments. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

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Karen Witemeyer

For those who love to smile as they read, bestselling author Karen Witemeyer offers warmhearted historical romance with a flair for humor, feisty heroines, and swoon-worthy Texas heroes. Karen is a multiple award-winning author and a firm believer in the power of happy endings. She is an avid cross-stitcher, tea drinker, and gospel hymn singer who makes her home in Abilene, TX with her heroic husband who vanquishes laundry dragons and dirty dish villains whenever she's on deadline. Learn more about Karen and her books at: www.karenwitemeyer.com.
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  1. Kim in NC says

    March 19, 2026 at 4:31 am

    Ok. This was fun. Thanks for the opportunity. I made a sentence. I used me middle daughter’s name, Shenandoah.

    Shenandoah played roque in new grass reading every acclaimed dystopian story.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      March 19, 2026 at 7:46 am

      I like it, Kim! Full of spring and reading. Perfect! And I love that your daughter is the heroine of your story. 🙂

  2. Gina Holder says

    March 19, 2026 at 1:09 pm

    Sometimes
    People
    Read
    In
    Never-ending
    Gardens
    Reaching
    Everlasting
    Awakenings
    During
    Springtime

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      March 19, 2026 at 1:33 pm

      Nicely done, Gina! I wish I were reading in a garden right now. 🙂

  3. Connie says

    March 19, 2026 at 1:18 pm

    Steps placed round iris, narcissus, galanthus.
    Reach every alcove; discover silence.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      March 19, 2026 at 1:33 pm

      Love the mental picture of the lovely flower bed and the peaceful silence. Well done, Connie!

  4. Pam Krage says

    March 19, 2026 at 1:31 pm

    She prayed regarding interesting new gentlemen.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      March 19, 2026 at 1:35 pm

      Ooo – You made my romantic heart so happy, Pam! And what a wise young lady to pray over her gentlemen possibilities. This could describe my upcoming spinster #2 heroine. 🙂

  5. Gena Bessire says

    March 19, 2026 at 2:32 pm

    Here is mine attempt:

    Sunlight
    Pours
    Radiance
    Into
    Nature,
    Greenery
    Rises
    Early,
    Awakening
    Dew-kissed
    Sprouts.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      March 19, 2026 at 2:55 pm

      That’s beautiful, Gena! I feel the morning breaking. I just need my tea cup and a good devotional to read.

      • Gena Bessire says

        March 20, 2026 at 12:38 pm

        Thank you! It was fun to do. 🙂

  6. Joan Arning says

    March 19, 2026 at 3:32 pm

    Spring
    Plants
    Rise
    In
    Nice
    Green
    Rows,
    Eager
    and Delightful
    Sprouts.

  7. Karen Witemeyer says

    March 19, 2026 at 3:33 pm

    A great visual, Joan! Spring is such a beautiful time of year. Everything turning green and coming back to life. 🙂

  8. Nancy/Annie says

    March 19, 2026 at 5:15 pm

    She Prayed Righteously In New Sanctuary, Really Ending All Doubt

    Not very invoking of Spring.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      March 20, 2026 at 7:34 am

      Very invoking of the Christian spirit, though. I love it! Thanks, Nancy.

  9. Pam Pape says

    March 19, 2026 at 5:45 pm

    Some
    People
    Read
    In
    Natural
    Glow
    Raising
    Every
    Awareness
    During
    Sunshine

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      March 20, 2026 at 7:35 am

      What a lovely picture of reading outside of a bright, sunny day. Thanks, Pam!

  10. Theresa Kitchen says

    March 19, 2026 at 6:20 pm

    Suddenly
    Papa
    Remarked
    I’m
    Not
    Giving
    Ruth
    Every
    Advantage
    Due
    Sisters.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      March 20, 2026 at 7:35 am

      Ooo – even getting dialog in the action. Nicely done, Theresa!

  11. Tina Rice says

    March 19, 2026 at 6:28 pm

    I’m not very good at this, but I’ll give it a try.

    SPRING:
    Sunshine plus rain is natures greeting.
    READS:
    Rejoicing, enjoying audiobooks delightful speech.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      March 20, 2026 at 7:36 am

      I like them both, Tina. So glad you gave it a try.

  12. Pam K. says

    March 19, 2026 at 8:32 pm

    Suspense
    Princess
    Investigators
    Nonfiction
    Genres aplenty

    Romance
    Everyone has favorites
    Authors
    Daily reading
    Stress reliever

    • Pam K. says

      March 19, 2026 at 8:34 pm

      I misspelled Spring! Add Read for the R.

      • Karen Witemeyer says

        March 20, 2026 at 7:36 am

        Got it!I like the daily stress reliever. 🙂

  13. Martha T Robinson says

    March 20, 2026 at 5:55 am

    Squirrel Pitches Rock Into New Greenery. Robin Eats A Dandelion Slowly. 🙂

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      March 20, 2026 at 7:37 am

      LOL. I love it. Such fun pictures! And definitely full of spring. 🙂

  14. Jacinta Meredith says

    March 20, 2026 at 7:28 am

    I created this before I realized it was supposed to relate to spring. . . maybe the nymphs planned to take over the world in the spring? Or keep spring from coming? I feel like we could make a story about this.

    Satisfyingly, Penelope restrained imperious nymphs’ grasping, reviling, evil ambitions, dauntingly severe.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      March 20, 2026 at 7:38 am

      Oh my. We definitely have some dark nymph action happening. So thankful we have Penelope to restrain them. 🙂

  15. Karen Witemeyer says

    March 20, 2026 at 9:18 am

    And the winner is . . .
    GENA BESSIRE
    Congratulations, Gena. I’ll be sending you an email soon with instructions for claiming your new audiobook. Maybe you can listen while you stroll through that beautiful garden. 🙂

    • Gena Bessire says

      March 20, 2026 at 12:40 pm

      Yay! Thank you, Karen, for the fun activity! LOL, how did you know that I listen to books while strolling in my garden? 😛

  16. Echo says

    March 21, 2026 at 3:05 pm

    SPRING:
    Sitting
    Praying
    Reading
    Ideas
    Newly
    Growing

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